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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-03836

 

 

Anchor Series Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

John T. Genoy

Senior Vice President

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC

Harborside Financial Center,

3200 Plaza 5

Jersey City, NJ 07311

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 324-6414

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2014

 

 

 


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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

 

 


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Shareholder Letter

     1   

Expense Example

     3   

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio

     5   

Asset Allocation Portfolio

     15   

Growth and Income Portfolio

     33   

Growth Portfolio

     37   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio

     42   

Natural Resources Portfolio

     48   

Multi-Asset Portfolio

     51   

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio

     57   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     68   

Statements of Operations

     70   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     72   

Notes to Financial Statements

     76   

Financial Highlights

     96   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     100   

Approval of the Subadvisory Agreement

     101   

Trustees and Officers Information

     104   

Shareholders Tax Information

     106   

Comparisons: Portfolios vs. Indexes

     107   

 


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Dear Anchor Series Trust Investor:

We are pleased to present our annual report for the Anchor Series Trust, the underlying investment portfolios for the series of variable products issued by our Life Companies.

The following report contains the investment portfolio information and the financial statements of the Anchor Series Trust portfolios for the reporting period ended December 31, 2014. The report may also contain information on portfolios not currently available in your variable contract.

We believe this information will give you some insight into the performance of your underlying investments. If you have any questions, please contact your investment representative, or you may contact us directly at 1-800-445-7862.

Thank you for the confidence you place in us with your financial future, and we look forward to reporting to you once again in six months.

Sincerely,

LOGO

John T. Genoy

President

Anchor Series Trust, SunAmerica Series Trust and Seasons Series Trust

February 2, 2015

 

 

Note: All performance figures quoted are for the Anchor Series Trust. They do not reflect fees and charges associated with the variable annuity. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Annuities are long-term investment vehicles designed for retirement purposes. Early withdrawal may be subject to withdrawal charges and if taken prior to age 59 1/2, a 10% federal tax penalty may apply. An investment in a variable annuity involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal. The contract, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the total amount invested.

Investments in stocks and bonds are subject to risks, including stock market and interest rate fluctuations. Investments in growth stocks as well as small and mid-cap company stocks may be subject to volatile price swings and therefore present a greater potential for loss than other investments. Investments in non-U.S. stocks and bonds are subject to additional risks such as fluctuations in foreign currencies, political and economic instability, differences in securities regulation and accounting standards, foreign tax laws, and limited availability of public information. Income seeking investment strategies may not be realized due to changes in dividend policies or the availability of capital resources.

Investments that concentrate on one economic sector or geographic region are generally subject to greater volatility than more diverse investments. Investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) involve risks such as refinancing, economic conditions in the real estate industry, changes in property values, dependency on real estate management, and other risks associated with a concentration in one sector or geographic region. Investments in securities related to gold and other precious metals and minerals are speculative and impacted by a host of worldwide economic, financial and political factors.

Investments in debt securities are subject to credit risk (i.e., the risk that an issuer might not pay interest when due or repay principal at maturity of the obligation). Investments in lower-rated bonds and “junk bonds” are considered speculative due to the heightened risk of default and are subject to unpredictable losses as a result of changes in the issuer’s creditworthiness.

See reverse side for additional information.

 

 

 

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Investments in derivatives are subject to heightened risk; gains or losses from non-hedging positions may be substantially greater than the cost of the position. Active trading may result in high portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater transaction costs for the portfolio and underlying portfolios.

There can be no assurance that the Portfolios will meet their investment objectives. A full description of the investment goals, principal strategies, and risks for each Portfolio are provided in the prospectus.

Investments are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank, is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, and is not federally insured by Federal Deposit Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board or any other federal government agency.

• Not FDIC or NCUA/NCUSIF Insured

• May Lose Value • No Bank of Credit Union Guarantee

• Not a Deposit • Not insured by any Federal Government Agency

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

December 31, 2014

(unaudited)

Disclosure of Portfolio Expenses in Shareholder Reports

As a shareholder of a Portfolio in the Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”), you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolios and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at July 1, 2014 and held until December 31, 2014. Shares of the Trust are not offered directly to the public. Instead, shares are currently issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (“Variable Contracts”) offered by life insurance companies affiliated with SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC, the Trust’s investment adviser and manager, as well as non-affiliated life insurance companies. The fees and expenses associated with the Variable Contracts are not included in these examples, and had such fees and expenses been included, your costs would have been higher. Please see your variable contract prospectus for more details on the fees associated with the Variable Contract.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” section of the table provides information about your actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the column under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. The “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” column and the “Annualized Expense Ratio” column do not include fees and expenses that may be charged by the Variable Contracts in which the Portfolios are offered. Had these fees and expenses been included, the “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” would have been higher and the “Ending Account Value” would have been lower.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” section of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in these Portfolios and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. The “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” column and the “Annualized Expense Ratio” column do not include fees and expenses that may be charged by the Variable Contracts in which the Portfolios are offered. Had these fees and expenses been included, the “Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” column would have been higher and the “Ending Account Value” column would have been lower.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any fees and expenses that may be charged by the Variable Contracts. Please refer to your variable contract prospectus for more information. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these fees and expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

December 31, 2014

(unaudited)

    Actual     Hypothetical        
Portfolio  

Beginning

Account Value

at July 1,

2014

   

Ending

Account Value

Using Actual

Return at

December 31,

2014

   

Expenses Paid

During the

Six Months
Ended

December 31,

2014*

   

Beginning

Account Value

at July 1,

2014

   

Ending

Account Value

Using a

Hypothetical

5% Annual

Return at

December 31,

2014

   

Expenses Paid

During the

Six Months
Ended

December 31,

2014*

   

Annualized

Expense
Ratio*

 

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.61      $ 3.00      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.23      $ 3.01        0.59

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.11      $ 3.71      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.53      $ 3.72        0.73

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.52      $ 4.22      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.02      $ 4.23        0.83

Asset Allocation Portfolio

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,009.38      $ 3.80      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.42      $ 3.82        0.75

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,008.30      $ 4.56      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.67      $ 4.58        0.90

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,008.46      $ 5.06      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.16      $ 5.09        1.00

Growth and Income Portfolio

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,064.00      $ 4.01      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.32      $ 3.92        0.77

Growth Portfolio

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.30      $ 3.81      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.42      $ 3.82        0.75

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.72      $ 4.52      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.72      $ 4.53        0.89

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.07      $ 5.02      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.21      $ 5.04        0.99

Capital Appreciation Portfolio

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,076.88      $ 3.87      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.48      $ 3.77        0.74

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,075.98      $ 4.66      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.72      $ 4.53        0.89

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,075.52      $ 5.18      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.21      $ 5.04        0.99

Natural Resources Portfolio

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 735.84      $ 3.68      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.97      $ 4.28        0.84

Class 2

  $ 1,000.00      $ 734.78      $ 4.29      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.27      $ 4.99        0.98

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00      $ 734.73      $ 4.72      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.76      $ 5.50        1.08

Multi-Asset Portfolio#+

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,046.73      $ 5.67      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.66      $ 5.60        1.10

Class 3

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,045.91      $ 6.96      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.40      $ 6.87        1.35

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio#

             

Class 1

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.32      $ 6.11      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.16      $ 6.11        1.20

 

* Expenses are equal to each Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184 days in the period then divided by 365 days. These ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the Variable Contracts. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. Please refer to your Variable Contract prospectus for details on the expenses that apply to the Variable Contracts of the insurance companies.
# During the stated period, the investment adviser either waived a portion of or all fees and assumed a portion of or all expenses for the Portfolios or through recoupment provisions, recovered a portion of or all fees and expenses waived or reimbursed in the previous two fiscal years. As a result, if these fees and expenses had not been waived or assumed, the “Actual/Hypothetical Ending Account Value” would have been lower and the “Actual/Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” and “Annualized Expense Ratio” would have been higher. If these fees and expenses had not been recouped, the “Actual/Hypothetical Ending Account Value” would have been higher and the “Actual/Hypothetical Expenses Paid During the Six Months Ended December 31, 2014” and the “Annualized Expense Ratio” would have been lower.
+ See Note 12

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

United States Treasury Notes

     32.5

Federal National Mtg. Assoc.

     31.9   

U.S. Government Agencies

     10.9   

Government National Mtg. Assoc.

     8.0   

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp.

     6.0   

Diversified Financial Services

     5.7   

United States Treasury Bonds

     4.8   

Repurchase Agreements

     3.5   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     3.0   

Municipal Bonds

     2.5   

Banks-Commercial

     2.1   

Medical-Drugs

     1.3   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     1.0   

Schools

     0.8   

Sovereign Agency

     0.8   

Banks-Super Regional

     0.7   

Transport-Services

     0.7   

Insurance-Multi-line

     0.5   

Insurance-Life/Health

     0.5   

Finance-Commercial

     0.5   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     0.4   

Retail-Discount

     0.4   

Medical Instruments

     0.4   

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.4   

Multimedia

     0.3   

Computers

     0.3   

Electric-Distribution

     0.3   

Computers-Memory Devices

     0.2   

Special Purpose Entity

     0.2   

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker

     0.2   

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     0.2   

Sovereign

     0.2   

Property Trust

     0.2   

Airlines

     0.2   

Oil-Field Services

     0.2   

Medical Labs & Testing Services

     0.1   

Brewery

     0.1   

Electric-Generation

     0.1   

Diversified Operations

     0.1   

Medical-HMO

     0.1   

Cellular Telecom

     0.1   

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     0.1   

Food-Wholesale/Distribution

     0.1   

Medical-Hospitals

     0.1   
  

 

 

 
     122.7
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets

Credit Quality†#

 

Aaa

     78.7

Aa

     7.1   

A

     8.8   

Baa

     2.4   

Not Rated@

     3.0   
  

 

 

 
     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

@   Represents debt issues that either have no rating, or the rating is unavailable from the data source.
  Source: Moody’s
#   Calculated as a percentage of total debt issues, excluding short-term securities.
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014

 

Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 4.8%

  

  

Diversified Financial Services — 4.8%

  

  

Ally Master Owner Trust
Series 2012-1, Class A2
1.44% due 02/15/2017

   $ 3,000,000       $ 3,002,934   

Ally Master Owner Trust
Series 2012-5, Class A
1.54% due 09/15/2019

     2,995,000         2,972,370   

Ally Master Owner Trust
Series 2014-5, Class A2
1.60% due 10/15/2019

     6,885,000         6,866,417   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mtg.
Securities Trust VRS
Series 2006-PW11, Class A4
5.43% due 03/11/2039(1)

     3,806,705         3,933,114   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2005-CD1, Class A4
5.23% due 07/15/2044(1)

     4,398,808         4,469,884   

Commercial Mtg. Pass Through Certs.
Series 2012-CR2, Class A4
3.15% due 08/15/2045(1)

     1,020,000         1,044,917   

Commercial Mtg. Pass Through Certs. VRS
Series 2006-C7, Class A4
5.76% due 06/10/2046(1)

     4,176,504         4,377,620   

DBUBS Mtg. Trust
Series 2011-LC1A, Class A1
3.74% due 11/10/2046*(1)

     2,855,377         2,925,248   

First Investors Auto Owner Trust
Series 2014-3A, Class A3
1.67% due 11/16/2020*

     2,320,000         2,313,049   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner
Trust Series 2012-2, Class A
1.92% due 01/15/2019

     2,470,000         2,497,118   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2013-2, Class A
2.09% due 03/15/2022*

     590,000         583,978   

Hilton USA Trust
Series 2013-HLT, Class AFX
2.66% due 11/05/2030*(1)

     2,250,000         2,252,837   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mtg. Securities Trust VRS
Series 2007-CB19, Class A4
5.70% due 02/12/2049(1)

     2,555,000         2,741,065   

LB-UBS Commercial Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2008-C1, Class A2
6.16% due 04/15/2041(1)

     975,000         1,075,029   

Merrill Lynch Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2005-CIP1, Class A4
5.05% due 07/12/2038(1)

     4,700,000         4,739,917   

ML-CFC Commercial Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2007-7, Class A4
5.75% due 06/12/2050(1)

     5,200,000         5,615,350   

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2014-1A, Class B
1.91% due 04/15/2020*

     825,000         821,806   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2013-5, Class C
2.25% due 06/17/2019

     910,000         918,731   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust Series 2014-1, Class C
2.36% due 04/15/2020

     3,657,000         3,677,494   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

  

  

Springleaf Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2013-1A, Class M1
2.31% due 06/25/2058*(2)

   $ 1,596,989       $ 1,564,952   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mtg.
Trust VRS
Series 2005-C20, Class A7
5.12% due 07/15/2042(1)

     3,914,717         3,947,244   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mtg. Trust, Series 2006-C29, Class A4
5.31% due 11/15/2048(1)

     1,932,289         2,047,707   

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2014-A2, Class 2A
0.97% due 10/16/2017*

     2,510,000         2,510,100   
     

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities
(cost $66,468,819)

        66,898,881   
     

 

 

 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 11.9%

  

  

Airlines — 0.2%

  

  

Southwest Airlines Co.
Pass Through Certs.
Series 2007-1, Class A
6.15% due 02/01/2024

     2,058,971         2,362,670   
     

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.4%

  

  

Daimler Finance North America LLC
Company Guar. Notes
2.40% due 04/10/2017*

     4,000,000         4,083,420   

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
Company Guar. Notes
2.45% due 11/20/2019*

     795,000         800,179   
     

 

 

 
        4,883,599   
     

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.1%

  

  

Fifth Third Bank
Senior Notes
2.88% due 10/01/2021

     450,000         449,954   

PNC Bank NA
Senior Notes
3.30% due 10/30/2024

     865,000         880,240   
     

 

 

 
        1,330,194   
     

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 0.7%

  

  

Huntington National Bank
Senior Notes
2.20% due 04/01/2019

     1,050,000         1,043,616   

US Bancorp
Senior Notes
3.70% due 01/30/2024

     1,065,000         1,119,549   

US Bancorp
Sub. Notes
7.50% due 06/01/2026

     400,000         534,852   

Wachovia Corp.
Senior Notes
5.75% due 06/15/2017

     5,000,000         5,520,135   

Wells Fargo & Co.
Sub. Notes
3.45% due 02/13/2023

     1,405,000         1,423,959   

Wells Fargo & Co.
Sub. Notes
4.65% due 11/04/2044

     585,000         603,639   
     

 

 

 
        10,245,750   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

  

Brewery — 0.1%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
2.50% due 07/15/2022

   $ 1,640,000       $ 1,593,887   
     

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.0%

  

  

Comcast Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
4.25% due 01/15/2033

     200,000         211,785   
     

 

 

 

Computers — 0.3%

     

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.85% due 05/06/2021

     2,000,000         2,045,918   

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.45% due 05/06/2024

     1,815,000         1,900,784   

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.45% due 05/06/2044

     225,000         247,943   
     

 

 

 
        4,194,645   
     

 

 

 

Computers-Memory Devices — 0.2%

  

  

EMC Corp.
Senior Notes
1.88% due 06/01/2018

     1,281,000         1,276,646   

EMC Corp.
Senior Notes
2.65% due 06/01/2020

     1,000,000         995,188   

EMC Corp.
Senior Notes
3.38% due 06/01/2023

     1,000,000         1,003,632   
     

 

 

 
        3,275,466   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 2.7%

     

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
4.13% due 01/22/2024

     2,200,000         2,310,341   

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
5.00% due 01/21/2044

     1,000,000         1,119,825   

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
5.88% due 01/05/2021

     1,400,000         1,623,262   

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
7.63% due 06/01/2019

     4,000,000         4,834,448   

Citigroup, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.13% due 11/21/2017

     5,335,000         5,948,973   

Citigroup, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.13% due 05/15/2018

     3,000,000         3,395,022   

Citigroup, Inc.
Senior Notes
8.13% due 07/15/2039

     260,000         398,043   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.80% due 07/08/2044

     2,155,000         2,308,173   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.15% due 04/01/2018

     4,000,000         4,489,676   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
3.70% due 01/20/2015

     2,400,000         2,404,025   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

Diversified Banking Institutions (continued)

  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
4.95% due 03/25/2020

   $ 2,000,000       $ 2,209,410   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
5.40% due 01/06/2042

     1,080,000         1,269,541   

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
5.45% due 01/09/2017

     5,300,000         5,690,684   
     

 

 

 
        38,001,423   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

  

  

General Electric Capital Corp.
Senior Notes
4.63% due 01/07/2021

     6,000,000         6,687,540   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Senior Notes
6.15% due 08/07/2037

     2,315,000         3,019,517   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Senior Notes
6.75% due 03/15/2032

     2,320,000         3,168,846   
     

 

 

 
        12,875,903   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.1%

  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
Senior Notes
4.45% due 11/21/2044

     630,000         679,214   
     

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.0%

     

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.63% due 12/01/2054

     565,000         618,782   
     

 

 

 

Finance-Commercial — 0.5%

     

Private Export Funding Corp.
U.S. Government Guar. Notes
2.25% due 12/15/2017

     5,960,000         6,118,083   
     

 

 

 

Food-Wholesale/Distribution — 0.1%

     

Sysco Corp. Company
Company Guar. Notes
3.00% due 10/02/2021

     585,000         593,875   

Sysco Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.50% due 10/02/2024

     335,000         344,720   
     

 

 

 
        938,595   
     

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 0.5%

  

  

John Hancock Life Insurance Co.
Sub. Notes
7.38% due 02/15/2024*

     5,000,000         6,241,530   

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Assoc. of America
Sub. Notes
4.90% due 09/15/2044*

     705,000         785,615   
     

 

 

 
        7,027,145   
     

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 0.5%

  

  

MetLife, Inc.
Senior Notes
1.90% due 12/15/2017(3)

     425,000         425,969   

MetLife, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.88% due 11/13/2043

     1,545,000         1,744,841   
 

 

 

 

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Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

  

Insurance-Multi-line (continued)

  

  

MetLife, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.00% due 06/15/2015

   $ 3,030,000       $ 3,088,228   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I
Senior Sec. Notes
2.00% due 01/09/2015*

     2,100,000         2,100,344   
     

 

 

 
        7,359,382   
     

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 0.1%

     

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.35% due 05/15/2024

     1,015,000         1,025,655   
     

 

 

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.2%

  

  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
Senior Notes
2.63% due 03/01/2023

     1,140,000         1,117,047   

Caterpillar, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.40% due 05/15/2024

     920,000         945,524   

Caterpillar, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.30% due 05/15/2044

     600,000         640,726   
     

 

 

 
        2,703,297   
     

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.4%

  

  

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.50% due 03/15/2020*

     750,000         751,967   

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.15% due 03/15/2022*

     1,065,000         1,078,500   

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 03/15/2025*

     1,700,000         1,739,049   

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.63% due 03/15/2024

     425,000         441,166   

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.38% due 03/15/2035*

     740,000         785,034   

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.63% due 03/15/2045*

     365,000         395,656   
     

 

 

 
        5,191,372   
     

 

 

 

Medical Labs & Testing Services — 0.1%

     

Roche Holdings, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
6.00% due 03/01/2019*

     1,444,000         1,667,800   
     

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 1.1%

  

  

Bayer US Finance LLC
Company Guar. Notes
2.38% due 10/08/2019*

     355,000         356,409   

Bayer US Finance LLC
Company Guar. Notes
3.00% due 10/08/2021*

     1,700,000         1,713,821   

Bayer US Finance LLC
Company Guar. Notes
3.38% due 10/08/2024*

     555,000         564,752   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Senior Notes
3.25% due 11/01/2023

     990,000         1,009,502   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

Medical-Drugs (continued)

  

  

Eli Lilly & Co.
Senior Notes
4.65% due 06/15/2044

   $ 1,390,000       $ 1,558,037   

Merck & Co., Inc.
Senior Notes
2.80% due 05/18/2023

     1,880,000         1,866,936   

Merck & Co., Inc.
Senior Notes
4.15% due 05/18/2043

     760,000         808,572   

Novartis Capital Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
3.40% due 05/06/2024

     3,700,000         3,849,043   

Pfizer, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.20% due 03/15/2019

     2,500,000         2,908,468   
     

 

 

 
        14,635,540   
     

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 0.1%

  

  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Company Guar. Notes
3.50% due 04/01/2022

     386,000         398,106   

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Company Guar. Notes
4.88% due 04/01/2042

     730,000         841,254   
     

 

 

 
        1,239,360   
     

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.1%

  

  

Dignity Health
Notes
2.64% due 11/01/2019

     260,000         262,001   

Dignity Health
Sec. Notes
3.81% due 11/01/2024

     540,000         556,414   
     

 

 

 
        818,415   
     

 

 

 

Multimedia — 0.3%

  

  

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
1.66% due 04/15/2018*

     1,605,000         1,593,521   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
1.97% due 04/15/2019*

     2,865,000         2,836,797   
     

 

 

 
        4,430,318   
     

 

 

 

Networking Products — 0.0%

  

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.90% due 03/04/2021

     250,000         254,573   
     

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.1%

  

  

ConocoPhillips Co.
Company Guar. Notes
2.88% due 11/15/2021

     240,000         242,393   

ConocoPhillips Co.
Company Guar. Notes
4.30% due 11/15/2044

     480,000         502,122   
     

 

 

 
        744,515   
     

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 0.0%

  

  

Home Depot, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.40% due 03/15/2045

     340,000         371,591   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

  

Retail-Discount — 0.4%

  

  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.63% due 07/08/2020

   $ 5,000,000       $ 5,339,275   
     

 

 

 

Schools — 0.8%

  

  

President and Fellows of Harvard College
Notes
6.30% due 10/01/2037

     5,000,000         5,320,845   

Stanford University
Notes
6.88% due 02/01/2024

     5,000,000         6,489,610   
     

 

 

 
        11,810,455   
     

 

 

 

Special Purpose Entity — 0.2%

  

  

Postal Square LP
U.S. Government Guar. Notes
8.95% due 06/15/2022

     2,594,750         3,201,933   
     

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 0.7%

  

  

Federal Express Corp.
Pass Through Certs.
Series 981A, Class A
6.72% due 07/15/2023

     2,598,152         3,039,838   

United Parcel Service of America, Inc. Senior Notes
8.38% due 04/01/2020

     5,000,000         6,449,035   
     

 

 

 
        9,488,873   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $153,548,136)

        164,639,495   
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 4.6%

  

  

Banks-Commercial — 2.0%

  

  

Bank of Montreal
Senior Notes
2.38% due 01/25/2019

     3,500,000         3,533,638   

Bank of Nova Scotia
Senior Notes
2.05% due 10/30/2018

     3,000,000         3,003,675   

Barclays Bank PLC
Senior Notes
3.75% due 05/15/2024

     4,000,000         4,123,004   

Credit Suisse New York
Senior Notes
3.00% due 10/29/2021

     860,000         855,986   

Credit Suisse New York
Senior Notes
3.50% due 03/23/2015

     2,435,000         2,451,448   

Credit Suisse New York
Senior Notes
3.63% due 09/09/2024

     2,200,000         2,237,926   

ING Bank NV
Senior Notes
3.75% due 03/07/2017*

     5,300,000         5,546,461   

Rabobank Nederland NV
Senior Notes
3.20% due 03/11/2015*

     3,500,000         3,517,500   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
Senior Notes
5.13% due 03/30/2020*

     3,000,000         3,388,164   
     

 

 

 
        28,657,802   
     

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.1%

  

  

America Movil SAB de CV
Senior Notes
3.13% due 07/16/2022

     635,000         626,516   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

Cellular Telecom (continued)

  

  

America Movil SAB de CV
Senior Notes
4.38% due 07/16/2042

   $ 530,000       $ 507,740   
     

 

 

 
        1,134,256   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 0.3%

  

  

HSBC Holdings PLC
Senior Notes
4.00% due 03/30/2022

     1,160,000         1,234,583   

HSBC Holdings PLC
Sub. Notes
5.25% due 03/14/2044

     280,000         313,644   

HSBC Holdings PLC
Senior Notes
6.10% due 01/14/2042

     2,415,000         3,224,940   
     

 

 

 
        4,773,167   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.3%

  

  

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV Company Guar. Notes
5.75% due 10/17/2016*

     4,725,000         5,108,585   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Operations — 0.1%

  

  

Hutchison Whampoa International 14, Ltd.
Company Guar. Notes
3.63% due 10/31/2024*

     1,400,000         1,406,411   
     

 

 

 

Electric-Generation — 0.1%

  

  

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.
Senior Notes
5.88% due 10/27/2016*

     1,385,000         1,494,069   
     

 

 

 

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 0.2%

  

  

CDP Financial, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.40% due 11/25/2019*

     2,900,000         3,193,265   
     

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 0.2%

  

  

GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC
Company Guar. Notes
1.50% due 05/08/2017

     2,560,000         2,571,103   
     

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.9%

  

  

BP Capital Markets PLC
Company Guar. Notes
3.99% due 09/26/2023

     405,000         416,719   

BP Capital Markets PLC
Company Guar. Notes
4.74% due 03/11/2021

     1,100,000         1,197,360   

Shell International Finance BV
Company Guar. Notes
4.38% due 03/25/2020

     2,625,000         2,876,449   

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
2.25% due 11/08/2019

     325,000         325,188   

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
2.45% due 01/17/2023

     211,000         201,259   

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
2.65% due 01/15/2024

     185,000         179,715   

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
2.75% due 11/10/2021

     475,000         476,412   

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
2.90% due 11/08/2020

     2,250,000         2,301,532   
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

Oil Companies-Integrated (continued)

  

  

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
3.25% due 11/10/2024

   $ 270,000       $ 270,887   

Statoil ASA
Company Guar. Notes
3.70% due 03/01/2024

     815,000         843,798   

Suncor Energy, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.60% due 12/01/2024

     835,000         825,108   

Total Capital SA
Company Guar. Notes
2.13% due 08/10/2018

     3,000,000         3,024,258   
     

 

 

 
        12,938,685   
     

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.2%

  

  

Schlumberger Investment SA
Company Guar. Notes
3.65% due 12/01/2023

     2,100,000         2,195,233   
     

 

 

 

Property Trust — 0.2%

  

  

Scentre Group Trust 1/Scentre Group Trust 2
Company Guar. Notes
2.38% due 11/05/2019*

     2,390,000         2,372,560   
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes (cost $62,584,369)

        65,845,136   
     

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 0.5%

  

  

Electric-Distribution — 0.3%

  

  

Hydro-Quebec
Government Guar. Notes
Series HY
8.40% due 01/15/2022

     3,000,000         4,036,326   
     

 

 

 

Sovereign — 0.2%

  

  

AID-Egypt
U.S. Government Guar. Notes
4.45% due 09/15/2015

     2,500,000         2,571,793   
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations
(cost $5,617,125)

        6,608,119   
     

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES — 2.5%

  

  

Atlanta Downtown Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
6.88% due 02/01/2021

     4,090,000         4,685,831   

Bay Area Toll Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series F-2
6.26% due 4/01/2049

     2,400,000         3,382,056   

Curators of the University of Missouri System Facilities
Revenue Bonds
5.96% due 11/01/2039

     2,170,000         2,819,763   

Maryland State Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds
5.89% due 07/01/2043

     1,245,000         1,645,865   

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue Bonds
6.64% due 04/01/2057

     1,100,000         1,458,292   

North Texas Tollway Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series B
6.72% due 01/01/2049

     3,450,000         4,994,496   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

  

Oregon School Boards Association
General Obligation Bonds
4.76% due 06/30/2028

   $ 2,800,000       $ 3,127,432   

San Antonio, Texas Electric & Gas Revenue Bonds
5.99% due 02/01/2039

     885,000         1,184,997   

State of California
General Obligation Bonds
7.55% due 04/01/2039

     915,000         1,412,019   

State of Wisconsin
Revenue Bonds
Series A
5.70% due 05/01/2026

     2,500,000         2,967,450   

University of California
Revenue Bonds
5.77% due 05/15/2043

     2,955,000         3,798,150   

University of California Regents
Revenue Bonds
Series F
6.58% due 05/15/2049

     1,710,000         2,336,031   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority Revenue Bonds
3.44% due 12/15/2025

     1,695,000         1,771,479   
     

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(cost $29,119,430)

        35,583,861   
     

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 46.7%

  

  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. — 6.0%

  

  

2.50% due January TBA

     8,400,000         8,543,456   

3.00% due January TBA

     38,000,000         38,866,149   

3.50% due January TBA

     9,700,000         10,133,304   

4.00% due 09/01/2026

     1,726,132         1,848,242   

4.00% due 12/01/2040

     10,332,900         11,030,061   

4.00% due January TBA

     10,400,000         11,085,750   

5.50% due January TBA

     2,000,000         2,234,219   

6.00% due 12/01/2039

     314,158         355,437   

7.50% due 05/01/2027

     2,010         2,273   
     

 

 

 
        84,098,891   
     

 

 

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. — 31.9%

  

  

2.00% due January TBA

     2,900,000         2,888,220   

2.50% due January TBA

     14,650,000         14,841,140   

2.82% due 12/01/2024

     5,025,000         5,098,370   

3.00% due 05/01/2027

     1,156,463         1,205,167   

3.00% due 06/01/2027

     658,236         686,004   

3.00% due 08/01/2027

     445,428         464,218   

3.00% due January TBA

     36,025,000         36,497,242   

3.01% due 12/01/2024

     4,000,000         4,110,707   

3.50% due January TBA

     45,450,000         47,480,864   

4.00% due 09/01/2026

     11,891,548         12,747,596   

4.00% due January TBA

     45,600,000         48,710,797   

4.50% due 11/01/2026

     1,868,811         2,021,522   

4.50% due 01/01/2027

     2,310,778         2,468,198   

4.50% due 06/01/2038

     93,596         101,893   

4.50% due 05/01/2039

     81,323         88,342   

4.50% due 06/01/2039

     471,821         513,384   

4.50% due 08/01/2039

     14,934         16,240   

4.50% due 01/01/2040

     203,895         221,597   

4.50% due 03/01/2040

     456,676         496,241   

4.50% due 04/01/2040

     94,433         102,526   

4.50% due 06/01/2040

     5,205,501         5,654,204   

4.50% due 07/01/2040

     272,892         296,181   

4.50% due 08/01/2040

     78,326         85,107   
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

  

  

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

  

  

4.50% due 09/01/2040

   $ 21,751,160       $ 23,633,922   

4.50% due 10/01/2040

     94,773         102,995   

4.50% due 11/01/2040

     4,535,362         4,928,231   

4.50% due 12/01/2040

     1,153,573         1,255,670   

4.50% due 01/01/2041

     827,464         899,692   

4.50% due 02/01/2041

     1,799,821         1,957,539   

4.50% due 03/01/2041

     16,938,732         18,404,527   

4.50% due 04/01/2041

     7,780,697         8,453,648   

4.50% due 05/01/2041

     8,195,098         8,905,090   

4.50% due 06/01/2041

     1,441,189         1,566,203   

4.50% due 07/01/2041

     4,284,096         4,656,350   

4.50% due 08/01/2041

     6,503,990         7,070,499   

4.50% due 09/01/2041

     13,138,901         14,275,682   

4.50% due 10/01/2041

     426,184         465,292   

4.50% due 11/01/2041

     845,289         918,813   

4.50% due 12/01/2041

     33,816         36,757   

4.50% due 01/01/2042

     3,851,468         4,213,707   

4.50% due 02/01/2042

     97,432         106,266   

4.50% due 05/01/2042

     1,615,551         1,755,687   

4.50% due 04/01/2043

     825,211         900,804   

4.50% due 06/01/2043

     393,351         427,363   

4.50% due 08/01/2043

     92,775         100,736   

4.50% due 09/01/2043

     1,786,964         1,940,372   

4.50% due 10/01/2043

     1,194,435         1,297,578   

4.50% due 11/01/2043

     19,485,683         21,153,348   

4.50% due 01/01/2044

     15,310,458         16,635,336   

4.50% due 02/01/2044

     17,419,580         18,959,558   

4.50% due 03/01/2044

     1,839,918         2,001,862   

4.50% due 04/01/2044

     31,914,242         34,689,405   

4.50% due 05/01/2044

     13,036,859         14,192,743   

4.50% due 06/01/2044

     129,697         140,792   

4.50% due 08/01/2044

     1,953,484         2,130,527   

5.00% due January TBA

     24,000,000         26,515,781   

5.50% due 03/01/2038

     1,888,833         2,110,638   

5.50% due 06/01/2038

     77,066         86,116   

5.50% due 08/01/2038

     85,882         95,967   

5.50% due 09/01/2039

     59,504         66,590   

5.50% due 05/01/2040

     18,393         20,625   

5.50% due 06/01/2040

     21,443         24,171   

5.50% due January TBA

     11,700,000         13,087,547   

6.50% due 02/01/2038

     174,563         201,282   

6.50% due 10/01/2039

     204,094         232,427   
     

 

 

 
        447,413,898   
     

 

 

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. — 8.0%

  

  

3.00% due January TBA

     13,175,000         13,473,084   

3.50% due January TBA

     40,350,000         42,354,891   

4.00% due 02/15/2041

     1,694,818         1,831,325   

4.00% due 09/15/2041

     1,422,587         1,527,566   

4.00% due 02/15/2042

     181,276         195,242   

4.00% due 08/15/2042

     168,729         183,371   

4.00% due January TBA

     10,400,000         11,157,128   

4.50% due 05/15/2040

     1,700,802         1,863,071   

4.50% due 06/15/2040

     2,536,230         2,778,215   

4.50% due 07/15/2040

     3,637,253         3,983,404   

4.50% due 05/15/2042

     315,494         344,927   

5.00% due 07/15/2033

     2,376,440         2,642,379   
     

5.00% due 10/15/2033

     110,984         123,187   

5.00% due 11/15/2033

     16,017         17,735   

5.00% due 12/15/2033

     45,436         50,313   

5.00% due 01/15/2034

     232,400         258,316   

5.00% due 02/15/2034

     114,381         126,255   

5.00% due 03/15/2034

     10,557         11,639   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

  

  

5.00% due 05/15/2034

   $ 16,844       $ 18,759   

5.00% due 06/15/2035

     14,548         16,098   

5.00% due 09/15/2035

     154,654         172,032   

5.00% due 11/15/2035

     73,433         81,281   

5.00% due 12/15/2035

     36,175         40,029   

5.00% due 02/15/2036

     25,515         28,200   

5.00% due 03/15/2036

     17,756         19,611   

5.00% due 09/15/2036

     7,259         8,034   

5.00% due 05/15/2038

     16,499         18,198   

5.00% due 07/15/2038

     410,415         452,169   

5.00% due 08/15/2038

     71,564         78,844   

5.00% due 11/15/2038

     195,559         215,691   

5.00% due 12/15/2038

     706,057         778,744   

5.00% due 06/15/2039

     952,908         1,053,948   

5.00% due 08/15/2039

     272,749         301,885   

5.00% due 07/15/2040

     208,631         230,040   

5.00% due 04/15/2041

     612,856         680,083   

5.50% due 10/15/2032

     2,645         2,954   

5.50% due 11/15/2032

     3,898         4,361   

5.50% due 02/15/2033

     150,020         167,988   

5.50% due 05/15/2033

     102,985         116,280   

5.50% due 06/15/2033

     130,392         146,351   

5.50% due 07/15/2033

     19,899         22,442   

5.50% due 08/15/2033

     18,480         20,717   

5.50% due 09/15/2033

     8,165         9,163   

5.50% due 11/15/2033

     277,130         311,195   

5.50% due 01/15/2034

     358,155         403,070   

5.50% due 02/15/2034

     85,609         96,286   

5.50% due 03/15/2034

     1,234,904         1,381,863   

5.50% due 04/15/2034

     38,057         42,926   

5.50% due 05/15/2034

     78,276         89,317   

5.50% due 06/15/2034

     30,875         34,864   

5.50% due 07/15/2034

     45,019         50,849   

5.50% due 08/15/2034

     28,584         32,097   

5.50% due 09/15/2034

     530,253         592,823   

5.50% due 10/15/2034

     373,527         421,516   

5.50% due 04/15/2036

     50,491         56,645   

6.00% due 03/15/2028

     8,690         9,830   

6.00% due 06/15/2028

     16,443         18,610   

6.00% due 08/15/2028

     53,609         61,264   

6.00% due 09/15/2028

     37,954         42,950   

6.00% due 10/15/2028

     13,322         15,066   

6.00% due 11/15/2028

     3,470         3,924   

6.00% due 12/15/2028

     78,960         89,567   

6.00% due 03/15/2029

     395         447   

6.00% due 04/15/2029

     3,203         3,639   

6.00% due 01/15/2032

     12,380         14,327   

6.00% due 02/15/2032

     275         311   

6.00% due 07/15/2032

     12,329         14,178   

6.00% due 09/15/2032

     13,737         15,539   

6.00% due 10/15/2032

     287,762         331,628   

6.00% due 11/15/2032

     18,064         20,417   
     

6.00% due 01/15/2033

     4,068         4,629   

6.00% due 02/15/2033

     33,377         38,427   

6.00% due 03/15/2033

     46,497         53,789   

6.00% due 04/15/2033

     51,948         58,787   

6.00% due 05/15/2033

     113,979         129,003   

6.00% due 12/15/2033

     38,317         44,335   

6.00% due 08/15/2034

     7,729         8,942   

6.00% due 09/15/2034

     111,498         127,444   

6.00% due 10/15/2034

     98,237         113,689   

6.00% due 05/15/2036

     41,545         47,928   

6.00% due 06/15/2036

     369,907         426,521   
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

  

  

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

  

  

6.00% due 07/15/2036

   $ 4,647,982       $ 5,359,384   

6.00% due 08/15/2036

     169,513         195,817   

6.00% due 12/15/2036

     344,663         398,023   

6.00% due 02/15/2037

     102,096         117,858   

6.00% due 08/15/2037

     124,377         140,702   

6.00% due 01/15/2038

     541,444         619,949   

6.00% due 03/15/2038

     250,922         283,766   

6.00% due 07/15/2038

     223,238         252,348   

6.00% due 08/15/2038

     604,818         683,233   

6.00% due 09/15/2038

     1,163,702         1,319,684   

6.00% due 10/15/2038

     1,488,928         1,691,860   

6.00% due 11/15/2038

     877,020         992,102   

6.00% due 12/15/2038

     454,783         513,793   

6.00% due 01/15/2039

     349,030         396,673   

6.00% due 02/15/2039

     242,936         274,585   

6.00% due 04/15/2039

     202,088         228,447   

6.00% due 12/15/2039

     303,142         342,676   

6.00% due 03/15/2040

     303,395         342,991   

6.00% due 04/15/2040

     130,251         147,238   

6.00% due 06/15/2041

     433,675         490,224   

6.00% due 09/15/2041

     181,788         205,213   

6.50% due 05/15/2023

     6,695         7,640   

6.50% due 06/15/2023

     6,093         6,953   

6.50% due 07/15/2023

     22,690         25,891   

6.50% due 08/15/2023

     2,339         2,669   

6.50% due 10/15/2023

     20,550         23,450   

6.50% due 11/15/2023

     26,017         29,687   

6.50% due 12/15/2023

     82,316         93,933   

6.50% due 02/15/2027

     2,371         2,729   

6.50% due 12/15/2027

     2,680         3,058   

6.50% due 01/15/2028

     23,962         27,348   

6.50% due 02/15/2028

     10,636         12,136   

6.50% due 03/15/2028

     46,696         53,590   

6.50% due 04/15/2028

     21,777         24,961   

6.50% due 05/15/2028

     58,033         66,223   

6.50% due 06/15/2028

     126,182         144,264   

6.50% due 07/15/2028

     107,891         123,127   

6.50% due 08/15/2028

     56,163         64,329   

6.50% due 09/15/2028

     91,422         104,502   

6.50% due 10/15/2028

     110,749         126,612   

6.50% due 11/15/2028

     87,324         99,898   

6.50% due 12/15/2028

     91,825         105,079   

6.50% due 01/15/2029

     2,083         2,377   

6.50% due 02/15/2029

     14,709         16,784   

6.50% due 03/15/2029

     23,059         26,312   

6.50% due 04/15/2029

     18,174         20,738   

6.50% due 05/15/2029

     65,721         74,994   

6.50% due 06/15/2029

     25,837         29,483   

6.50% due 03/15/2031

     5,086         5,804   

6.50% due 04/15/2031

     1,218         1,429   

6.50% due 05/15/2031

     116,669         133,329   

6.50% due 06/15/2031

     61,368         70,027   

6.50% due 07/15/2031

     174,108         199,973   

6.50% due 08/15/2031

     32,118         36,655   

6.50% due 09/15/2031

     113,668         130,024   

6.50% due 10/15/2031

     101,470         117,843   

6.50% due 11/15/2031

     45,013         51,529   

6.50% due 01/15/2032

     209,933         240,757   

6.50% due 02/15/2032

     76,441         87,497   

6.50% due 03/15/2032

     1,850         2,111   

6.50% due 04/15/2032

     14,010         15,987   

6.50% due 05/15/2032

     183,857         209,799   
Security Description    Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
     

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

  

  

7.00% due 11/15/2031

   $ 48,755       $ 56,690   

7.00% due 03/15/2032

     29,223         34,191   

7.00% due 01/15/2033

     40,086         47,618   

7.00% due 05/15/2033

     106,786         125,566   

7.00% due 07/15/2033

     82,820         96,999   

7.00% due 11/15/2033

     109,032         129,607   

8.00% due 10/15/2029

     437         439   

8.00% due 12/15/2029

     6,658         6,996   

8.00% due 01/15/2030

     17,947         19,074   

8.00% due 03/15/2030

     136         137   

8.00% due 04/15/2030

     33,717         34,883   

8.00% due 06/15/2030

     1,685         1,751   

8.00% due 08/15/2030

     7,680         8,288   

8.00% due 09/15/2030

     23,635         24,548   

8.00% due 11/15/2030

     2,631         2,960   

8.00% due 12/15/2030

     4,783         5,204   

8.00% due 02/15/2031

     40,367         44,284   

8.00% due 03/15/2031

     12,298         12,520   

10.00% due 04/20/2016

     827         836   

10.00% due 05/20/2016

     899         912   

10.00% due 08/20/2016

     578         601   

10.00% due 01/20/2017

     1,580         1,605   

10.00% due 02/20/2017

     1,457         1,465   

10.00% due 03/20/2017

     1,803         1,830   

Government National Mtg. Assoc., REMIC
Series 2005-74, Class HA
7.50% due 09/16/2035(2)

     108,905         122,848   

Series 2005-74, Class HB
7.50% due 09/16/2035(2)

     507,879         579,196   

Series 2005-74, Class HC
7.50% due 09/16/2035(2)

     188,036         216,804   
     

 

 

 
        112,010,541   
     

 

 

 

Sovereign Agency — 0.8%

  

  

Resolution Funding Corp. STRIPS
zero coupon due 07/15/2020

     2,500,000         2,220,512   

Tennessee Valley Authority
Senior Notes
4.63% due 09/15/2060

     7,400,000         8,407,044   
     

 

 

 
        10,627,556   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(cost $647,017,939)

        654,150,886   
     

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 37.3%

  

  

United States Treasury Bonds — 4.8%

  

  

2.88% due 05/15/2043

     38,680,000         39,562,368   

3.13% due 08/15/2044

     2,435,000         2,621,429   

3.38% due 05/15/2044

     6,825,000         7,683,455   

3.63% due 02/15/2044

     14,800,000         17,416,596   
     

 

 

 
        67,283,848   
     

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 32.5%

  

  

0.50% due 08/31/2016

     93,500,000         93,463,441   

0.63% due 05/31/2017

     16,000,000         15,908,752   

0.63% due 08/31/2017

     54,000,000         53,485,326   

0.75% due 03/31/2018

     2,800,000         2,756,905   

1.00% due 03/31/2017

     16,000,000         16,067,504   

1.00% due 09/15/2017

     12,000,000         12,006,564   

1.00% due 05/31/2018

     9,800,000         9,705,058   

1.25% due 11/30/2018

     6,800,000         6,752,189   

1.38% due 07/31/2018

     18,200,000         18,218,491   

1.38% due 09/30/2018

     23,200,000         23,178,238   
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description    Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 
    

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES (continued)

  

 

United States Treasury Notes (continued)

  

 

1.63% due 07/31/2019

   $ 38,000,000      $ 38,059,356   

1.75% due 09/30/2019

     60,445,000        60,799,147   

2.13% due 12/31/2015(4)

     1,500,000        1,527,305   

2.13% due 06/30/2021

     39,205,200        39,679,936   

2.38% due 08/15/2024

     21,925,000        22,330,963   

2.75% due 02/15/2024

     34,875,000        36,697,777   

3.13% due 04/30/2017

     4,500,000        4,740,116   
    

 

 

 
       455,377,068   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $508,418,053)

       522,660,916   
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $1,472,773,871)

       1,516,387,294   
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 10.9%

  

U.S. Government Agencies — 10.9%

  

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
0.05% due 01/07/2015

     100,000,000        99,999,167   

0.09% due 02/11/2015

     37,000,000        36,996,418   

0.09% due 02/13/2015

     16,000,000        15,998,280   
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment Securities
(cost $152,993,865)

       152,993,865   
    

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 3.5%

  

 

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

     8,740,000        8,740,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

     11,205,000        11,205,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

     11,190,000        11,190,000   

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

     6,905,000        6,905,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

     11,190,000        11,190,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $49,230,000)

       49,230,000   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,674,997,736)(6)

     122.7     1,718,611,159   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (22.7     (318,496,969
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 1,400,114,190   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Security Description    Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 
    

FORWARD SALES CONTRACTS — (12.8)%

  

 

U.S. Government Agencies — (12.8)%

  

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. — (12.3)%

  

 

4.50% due January TBA

   $ (158,950,000   $ (172,535,266
    

 

 

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. — (0.5)%

  

 

6.00% due January TBA

     (6,100,000     (6,893,001
    

 

 

 

Total Forward Sales Contracts
(cost $179,113,617)

     $ (179,428,267
    

 

 

 

 

*   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $66,493,379 representing 4.7% of net assets. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
(1)   Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
(2)   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
(3)   “Step-up” security where the rate increases (“steps-up”) at a predetermined rate. Rate shown reflects the increased rate.
(4)   The security or a portion thereof was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts.
(5)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(6)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.

REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS — Separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities.

TBA — Securities purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement date.

VRS — Variable Rate Security

The rates shown on VRS are the current interest rates at December 31, 2014 and unless noted otherwise, the dates shown are the original maturity dates.

 

 

Open Futures Contracts  

Number

of

Contracts

    Type    Description    Expiration
Month
  

Value at

Trade Date

    

Value as of

December 31,

2014

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
  265      Short   

U.S. Treasury 5 Year Note

  

March 2015

   $ 31,466,992       $ 31,516,367       $ (49,375
  17      Short   

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

  

March 2015

     2,156,344         2,155,547         797   
                

 

 

 
                 $ (48,578
                

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Asset Backed Securities

   $       $ 66,898,881       $       $ 66,898,881   

U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Airlines

                     2,362,670         2,362,670   

Transport-Services

             6,449,035         3,039,838         9,488,873   

Other Industries

             152,787,952                 152,787,952   

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

             65,845,136                 65,845,136   

Foreign Government Obligations

             6,608,119                 6,608,119   

Municipal Bonds & Notes

             35,583,861                 35,583,861   

U.S. Government Agencies

             654,150,886                 654,150,886   

U.S. Government Treasuries

             522,660,916                 522,660,916   

Short-Term Investment Securities

             152,993,865                 152,993,865   

Repurchase Agreements

             49,230,000                 49,230,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $       $ 1,713,208,651       $ 5,402,508       $ 1,718,611,159   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Open Futures Contracts

   $ 797       $       $       $ 797   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

           

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Forward Sales Contracts

   $       $ 179,428,267       $       $ 179,428,267   

Open Futures Contracts

     49,375                         49,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 49,375       $ 179,428,267       $       $ 179,477,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
+   Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forward, swap and written option contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

At the beginning and end of the reporting period, Level 3 investments were not considered a material portion of the Portfolio.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     4.7

Exchange-Traded Funds

     4.7   

Federal National Mtg. Assoc.

     4.6   

Diversified Financial Services

     4.6   

Medical-Drugs

     3.2   

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp.

     2.7   

Government National Mtg. Assoc.

     2.7   

Electric-Integrated

     2.5   

Repurchase Agreement

     2.4   

Banks-Super Regional

     2.3   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     2.3   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     2.2   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     2.0   

Banks-Commercial

     1.6   

Computers

     1.4   

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     1.4   

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.2   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     1.2   

Chemicals-Diversified

     1.1   

Pipelines

     1.1   

Aerospace/Defense

     1.0   

Food-Misc./Diversified

     1.0   

Medical Products

     1.0   

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original

     0.9   

Toys

     0.9   

Medical Instruments

     0.9   

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     0.9   

Finance-Mortgage Loan/Banker

     0.8   

Oil Refining & Marketing

     0.8   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     0.8   

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     0.8   

Chemicals-Specialty

     0.8   

Medical-Hospitals

     0.8   

Enterprise Software/Service

     0.7   

Machinery-Farming

     0.7   

Data Processing/Management

     0.7   

Oil & Gas Drilling

     0.7   

Food-Retail

     0.7   

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     0.7   

Steel-Producers

     0.7   

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker

     0.7   

Gas-Distribution

     0.6   

Electronic Components-Misc.

     0.6   

Applications Software

     0.6   

Multimedia

     0.6   

Telephone-Integrated

     0.6   

Airlines

     0.6   

Transport-Services

     0.6   

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.6   

Telecom Services

     0.6   

Medical Labs & Testing Services

     0.6   

Computer Services

     0.5   

Retail-Discount

     0.5   

Transport-Marine

     0.5   

Instruments-Scientific

     0.5   

Diversified Minerals

     0.5   

Semiconductor Equipment

     0.5   

Oil-Field Services

     0.5   

Retail-Restaurants

     0.5   

Auto-Heavy Duty Trucks

     0.5   

Containers-Paper/Plastic

     0.5   

Rental Auto/Equipment

     0.4   

Electronic Parts Distribution

     0.4

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     0.4   

Medical-Generic Drugs

     0.4   

United States Treasury Notes

     0.4   

Transport-Rail

     0.4   

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal

     0.4   

Athletic Footwear

     0.4   

Computers-Memory Devices

     0.4   

Web Portals/ISP

     0.4   

Brewery

     0.4   

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution

     0.4   

Savings & Loans/Thrifts

     0.4   

Internet Telephone

     0.4   

Consumer Products-Misc.

     0.4   

Finance-Auto Loans

     0.4   

Coatings/Paint

     0.4   

Cosmetics & Toiletries

     0.4   

Insurance-Reinsurance

     0.4   

Steel-Specialty

     0.4   

Independent Power Producers

     0.4   

Cable/Satellite TV

     0.4   

Cruise Lines

     0.4   

Electric-Transmission

     0.3   

Electronic Forms

     0.3   

Apparel Manufacturers

     0.3   

Retail-Jewelry

     0.3   

Industrial Gases

     0.3   

E-Commerce/Products

     0.3   

Human Resources

     0.3   

Retail-Major Department Stores

     0.3   

Office Furnishings-Original

     0.3   

Machine Tools & Related Products

     0.3   

Housewares

     0.3   

Finance-Credit Card

     0.3   

Retail-Drug Store

     0.3   

Gambling (Non-Hotel)

     0.3   

Investment Companies

     0.3   

Distribution/Wholesale

     0.2   

Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation Centers

     0.2   

Storage/Warehousing

     0.2   

Trucking/Leasing

     0.2   

Office Automation & Equipment

     0.2   

Alternative Waste Technology

     0.2   

Insurance Brokers

     0.2   

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     0.2   

Retail-Building Products

     0.2   

Tools-Hand Held

     0.2   

Private Equity

     0.2   

Finance-Other Services

     0.2   

United States Treasury Bonds

     0.2   

SupraNational Banks

     0.2   

Networking Products

     0.2   

Tobacco

     0.2   

Non-Ferrous Metals

     0.2   

Advertising Services

     0.2   

Rubber-Tires

     0.2   

Security Services

     0.2   

Agricultural Chemicals

     0.1   

Computer Software

     0.1   

Dialysis Centers

     0.1   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     0.1   
 

 

 

 

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Batteries/Battery Systems

     0.1

Retail-Automobile

     0.1   

Insurance-Life/Health

     0.1   

Electric-Generation

     0.1   

Machinery-General Industrial

     0.1   

Satellite Telecom

     0.1   

Casino Hotels

     0.1   

Metal Processors & Fabrication

     0.1   

Special Purpose Entities

     0.1   

Casino Services

     0.1   

Instruments-Controls

     0.1   

Insurance-Mutual

     0.1   

Beverages-Wine/Spirits

     0.1   

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter

     0.1   

Auction Houses/Art Dealers

     0.1   

Finance-Commercial

     0.1   

Computer Aided Design

     0.1   

Electronic Measurement Instruments

     0.1   

Building Products-Doors & Windows

     0.1   

Television

     0.1   

Electric Products-Misc.

     0.1   

Veterinary Diagnostics

     0.1   

Pharmacy Services

     0.1   

Cellular Telecom

     0.1   

Computers-Integrated Systems

     0.1   

Banks-Fiduciary

     0.1   

Engineering/R&D Services

     0.1   

Transport-Equipment & Leasing

     0.1   

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     0.1   

Medical Information Systems

     0.1   

Metal-Copper

     0.1   

Coal

     0.1   

Medical Sterilization Products

     0.1   

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment

     0.1   

Home Decoration Products

     0.1   

Telecommunication Equipment

     0.1   

Building-Heavy Construction

     0.1   

Commercial Services

     0.1   

Water

     0.1   
  

 

 

 
     99.9
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014

 

Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS — 59.2%

  

Advertising Agencies — 0.0%

  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.†

    38       $ 10,870   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

    431         8,952   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    152         11,775   
    

 

 

 
       31,597   
    

 

 

 

Advertising Services — 0.2%

    

Aimia, Inc.

    28,300         356,297   
    

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense — 0.9%

  

Boeing Co.

    5,520         717,490   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,904         366,653   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    2,064         304,213   

Raytheon Co.

    3,293         356,204   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

    115         9,715   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.†

    2,700         277,398   
    

 

 

 
       2,031,673   
    

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense-Equipment — 0.0%

    

KLX, Inc.†

    31         1,258   
    

 

 

 

Agricultural Chemicals — 0.1%

  

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. ADR

    116,808         292,020   

Monsanto Co.

    233         27,837   
    

 

 

 
       319,857   
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.4%

  

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

    8,926         533,418   

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    354         18,985   

Cathay Pacific Airways, Ltd. ADR

    6,345         68,494   

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

    1,603         166,135   

Southwest Airlines Co.

    322         13,627   

United Continental Holdings, Inc.†

    198         13,244   
    

 

 

 
       813,903   
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 0.3%

  

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.†

    120         9,012   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,435         265,704   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A†

    102         6,926   

VF Corp.

    5,780         432,922   
    

 

 

 
       714,564   
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 0.6%

  

Citrix Systems, Inc.†

    128         8,166   

Intuit, Inc.

    146         13,460   

Microsoft Corp.

    28,282         1,313,699   

Red Hat, Inc.†

    144         9,956   

salesforce.com, inc.†

    298         17,674   

ServiceNow, Inc.†

    108         7,328   
    

 

 

 
       1,370,283   
    

 

 

 

Athletic Footwear — 0.4%

    

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    9,170         881,696   
    

 

 

 

Auction Houses/Art Dealers — 0.1%

    

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Inc.

    9,200         247,388   
    

 

 

 

Audio/Video Products — 0.0%

    

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    64         6,829   
    

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.2%

  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. ADR

    22,280         389,231   

Tesla Motors, Inc.†

    48         10,676   
    

 

 

 
       399,907   
    

 

 

 

Auto-Heavy Duty Trucks — 0.5%

  

New Flyer Industries, Inc.

    9,820         113,939   
Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Auto-Heavy Duty Trucks (continued)

  

PACCAR, Inc.

    12,816       $ 871,616   
    

 

 

 
       985,555   
    

 

 

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original — 0.7%

  

  

Autoliv, Inc.

    7,535         799,614   

BorgWarner, Inc.

    191         10,495   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

    16,382         791,906   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.†

    82         8,592   
    

 

 

 
       1,610,607   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 1.3%

  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. ADR

    3,221         83,746   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    4,664         266,221   

City Holding Co.

    1,027         47,786   

City National Corp.

    2,435         196,772   

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    906         33,169   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    10,190         719,822   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    6,515         252,196   

First Financial Bancorp

    2,401         44,635   

FirstMerit Corp.

    8,731         164,929   

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV ADR, Class B

    8,230         85,263   

M&T Bank Corp.

    2,067         259,656   

PacWest Bancorp

    4,577         208,070   

SVB Financial Group†

    2,325         269,863   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

    8,851         150,555   

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

    2,878         115,638   
    

 

 

 
       2,898,321   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Fiduciary — 0.1%

    

State Street Corp.

    2,275         178,588   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 1.6%

  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    10,569         964,210   

US Bancorp

    21,285         956,760   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    27,923         1,530,739   
    

 

 

 
       3,451,709   
    

 

 

 

Batteries/Battery Systems — 0.1%

    

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    2,300         295,688   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 0.5%

  

Coca-Cola Co.

    16,819         710,098   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

    197         8,711   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

    2,499         179,128   

Monster Beverage Corp.†

    70         7,585   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    2,509         237,251   
    

 

 

 
       1,142,773   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Wine/Spirits — 0.1%

    

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    2,718         238,749   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A†

    106         10,406   
    

 

 

 
       249,155   
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 0.2%

    

Ambev SA ADR

    58,140         361,631   
    

 

 

 

Broadcast Services/Program — 0.0%

    

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A†

    2,403         82,783   
    

 

 

 

Building & Construction Products-Misc. — 0.0%

  

  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    192         8,692   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

    1,429         49,443   
    

 

 

 
       58,135   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

    

Building Products-Cement — 0.0%

    

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    75       $ 8,274   
    

 

 

 

Building Products-Doors & Windows — 0.1%

  

  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

    5,320         225,408   
    

 

 

 

Building Products-Wood — 0.0%

    

Masco Corp.

    357         8,996   
    

 

 

 

Building-Heavy Construction — 0.1%

    

Granite Construction, Inc.

    2,775         105,506   

SBA Communications Corp., Class A†

    78         8,639   
    

 

 

 
       114,145   
    

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.1%

    

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A†

    62         10,331   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    989         57,372   

DIRECTV†

    213         18,467   

DISH Network Corp., Class A†

    118         8,601   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    137         20,832   
    

 

 

 
       115,603   
    

 

 

 

Casino Hotels — 0.0%

    

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    220         12,795   

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

    53         7,884   
    

 

 

 
       20,679   
    

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.1%

    

China Mobile, Ltd. ADR

    3,350         197,047   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 0.9%

    

Akzo Nobel NV ADR

    17,600         401,280   

Axiall Corp.

    2,277         96,704   

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    9,166         677,734   

FMC Corp.

    3,750         213,862   

Huntsman Corp.

    6,464         147,250   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    204         16,196   

PPG Industries, Inc.

    1,415         327,077   
    

 

 

 
       1,880,103   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Specialty — 0.8%

    

Albemarle Corp.

    2,001         120,320   

Cabot Corp.

    17,381         762,331   

Eastman Chemical Co.

    128         9,710   

Ecolab, Inc.

    132         13,796   

H.B. Fuller Co.

    9,600         427,488   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    3,030         307,121   
    

 

 

 
       1,640,766   
    

 

 

 

Coal — 0.1%

    

Alliance Resource Partners LP

    3,177         136,770   
    

 

 

 

Coatings/Paint — 0.4%

    

RPM International, Inc.

    2,382         120,791   

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    39         10,259   

Valspar Corp.

    7,800         674,544   
    

 

 

 
       805,594   
    

 

 

 

Coffee — 0.0%

    

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

    67         8,870   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 0.1%

    

Weight Watchers International, Inc.†

    4,500         111,780   
    

 

 

 
    

Commercial Services-Finance — 0.0%

    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    230         19,175   
Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Commercial Services-Finance (continued)

    

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.†

    55       $ 8,179   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    415         35,757   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

    133         11,834   

Moody’s Corp.

    110         10,539   
    

 

 

 
       85,484   
    

 

 

 

Computer Aided Design — 0.1%

  

Autodesk, Inc.†

    3,810         228,829   
    

 

 

 

Computer Services — 0.4%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    261         23,310   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A†

    307         16,167   

Indra Sistemas SA ADR

    36,900         177,120   

International Business Machines Corp.

    4,166         668,393   
    

 

 

 
       884,990   
    

 

 

 

Computer Software — 0.1%

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.†

    127         7,996   

Kudelski SA (BR)(1)

    25,500         310,350   
    

 

 

 
       318,346   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 1.2%

  

Apple, Inc.

    23,834         2,630,797   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Integrated Systems — 0.1%

  

MTS Systems Corp.

    960         72,029   

Teradata Corp.†

    2,693         117,630   
    

 

 

 
       189,659   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Memory Devices — 0.4%

  

EMC Corp.

    29,257         870,103   

SanDisk Corp.

    84         8,231   
    

 

 

 
       878,334   
    

 

 

 

Consulting Services — 0.0%

  

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A†

    117         7,494   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Products-Misc. — 0.4%

  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,152         133,102   

Tumi Holdings, Inc.†

    20,100         476,973   

WD-40 Co.

    2,413         205,298   
    

 

 

 
       815,373   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Metal/Glass — 0.0%

  

Ball Corp.

    122         8,317   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Paper/Plastic — 0.1%

  

Packaging Corp. of America

    2,041         159,300   

Sealed Air Corp.

    199         8,444   
    

 

 

 
       167,744   
    

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 0.4%

  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    335         23,179   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    133         10,134   

Procter & Gamble Co.

    4,921         448,254   

Unilever NV

    7,800         304,512   
    

 

 

 
       786,079   
    

 

 

 

Cruise Lines — 0.1%

  

Carnival Corp.

    2,900         131,457   
    

 

 

 

Data Processing/Management — 0.7%

  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    1,924         88,850   

Fair Isaac Corp.

    13,689         989,715   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    7,293         453,624   
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

    

Data Processing/Management (continued)

    

Fiserv, Inc.†

    140       $ 9,936   

Paychex, Inc.

    164         7,572   
    

 

 

 
       1,549,697   
    

 

 

 

Dialysis Centers — 0.1%

    

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.†

    4,125         312,428   
    

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.2%

    

Fastenal Co.

    178         8,466   

Genuine Parts Co.

    2,548         271,540   

Pool Corp.

    3,828         242,848   
    

 

 

 
       522,854   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 1.0%

    

BNP Paribas SA ADR

    10,800         317,304   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    1,320         255,855   

HSBC Holdings PLC ADR

    8,300         392,009   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    19,991         1,251,037   
    

 

 

 
       2,216,205   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.8%

  

  

3M Co.

    1,302         213,945   

Crane Co.

    4,973         291,915   

Dover Corp.

    128         9,180   

General Electric Co.

    20,074         507,270   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    163         15,436   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    3,108         400,776   

Siemens AG ADR

    1,900         212,800   

Vesuvius PLC(1)

    20,500         142,567   
    

 

 

 
       1,793,889   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Minerals — 0.1%

    

BHP Billiton, Ltd. ADR

    5,590         264,519   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.3%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.†

    1,434         445,042   

eBay, Inc.†

    4,449         249,678   
    

 

 

 
       694,720   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 0.0%

    

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A†

    268         7,885   

Netflix, Inc.†

    30         10,248   

Priceline Group, Inc.†

    23         26,225   
    

 

 

 
       44,358   
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 0.1%

    

AMETEK, Inc.

    189         9,947   

Emerson Electric Co.

    2,192         135,312   

Littelfuse, Inc.

    764         73,856   
    

 

 

 
       219,115   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Generation — 0.0%

    

APR Energy PLC ADR

    19,800         45,738   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 1.5%

    

ALLETE, Inc.

    2,208         121,749   

Alliant Energy Corp.

    2,097         139,283   

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,771         231,489   

Edison International

    3,025         198,077   

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

    1,544         43,865   
    

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    2,817         299,419   

Northeast Utilities

    15,060         806,011   

PNM Resources, Inc.

    3,966         117,513   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

    16,182         853,439   
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Xcel Energy, Inc.

    13,770       $ 494,618   
    

 

 

 
       3,305,463   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Transmission — 0.0%

    

ITC Holdings Corp.

    2,366         95,657   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Misc. — 0.5%

    

Corning, Inc.

    9,650         221,275   

Garmin, Ltd.

    11,434         604,058   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    4,600         290,950   
    

 

 

 
       1,116,283   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 1.2%

  

  

Altera Corp.

    8,036         296,850   

Avago Technologies, Ltd.

    2,047         205,908   

Intel Corp.

    10,476         380,174   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    35,606         1,606,186   

Micron Technology, Inc.†

    480         16,805   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    124         9,016   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    471         25,182   

Xilinx, Inc.

    182         7,879   
    

 

 

 
       2,548,000   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors — 0.0%

    

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    211         11,354   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Forms — 0.3%

    

Adobe Systems, Inc.†

    10,025         728,818   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Measurement Instruments — 0.1%

  

  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    2,250         72,697   

Trimble Navigation, Ltd.†

    5,768         153,083   
    

 

 

 
       225,780   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Parts Distribution — 0.4%

    

Arrow Electronics, Inc.†

    13,700         793,093   

Avnet, Inc.

    4,191         180,297   
    

 

 

 
       973,390   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Security Devices — 0.0%

    

Tyco International PLC

    224         9,825   
    

 

 

 

Engineering/R&D Services — 0.1%

    

Fluor Corp.

    152         9,216   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.†

    3,640         162,671   
    

 

 

 
       171,887   
    

 

 

 

Engines-Internal Combustion — 0.0%

    

Cummins, Inc.

    107         15,426   
    

 

 

 

Enterprise Software/Service — 0.6%

    

Informatica Corp.†

    5,071         193,383   

Omnicell, Inc.†

    4,806         159,175   

Oracle Corp.

    17,290         777,531   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.†

    2,164         236,828   
    

 

 

 
       1,366,917   
    

 

 

 

Entertainment Software — 0.0%

    

Electronic Arts, Inc.†

    158         7,428   
    

 

 

 

Filtration/Separation Products — 0.0%

    

Donaldson Co., Inc.

    216         8,344   

Pall Corp.

    92         9,311   
    

 

 

 
       17,655   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Credit Card — 0.3%

    

American Express Co.

    370         34,425   
 

 

 

 

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Discover Financial Services

    8,117       $ 531,582   

Visa, Inc., Class A

    198         51,916   
    

 

 

 
       617,923   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 0.3%

    

Charles Schwab Corp.

    18,957         572,312   

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    181         8,063   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

    250         8,945   
    

 

 

 
       589,320   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Leasing Companies — 0.0%

    

Fly Leasing, Ltd. ADR

    2,515         33,072   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Mortgage Loan/Banker — 0.8%

    

FNF Group

    52,727         1,816,445   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Other Services — 0.2%

    

Deutsche Boerse AG ADR

    59,200         419,136   
    

 

 

 

Food-Meat Products — 0.0%

    

Darling Ingredients, Inc.†

    2,326         42,240   
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 0.9%

    

B&G Foods, Inc.

    20,507         613,159   

General Mills, Inc.

    5,723         305,208   

Ingredion, Inc.

    930         78,901   

Kellogg Co.

    126         8,245   

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    5,819         364,619   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    3,714         275,950   

Orkla ASA ADR

    49,200         329,640   
    

 

 

 
       1,975,722   
    

 

 

 

Food-Retail — 0.7%

    

Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd. ADR

    2,861         127,772   

Kroger Co.

    13,847         889,116   

Tesco PLC ADR

    23,300         202,593   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

    5,928         298,890   
    

 

 

 
       1,518,371   
    

 

 

 

Gambling (Non-Hotel) — 0.1%

    

OPAP SA ADR

    21,500         113,735   
    

 

 

 

Gas-Distribution — 0.6%

    

ONE Gas, Inc.

    2,987         123,124   

Sempra Energy

    10,808         1,203,579   

Vectren Corp.

    1,299         60,053   
    

 

 

 
       1,386,756   
    

 

 

 

Home Decoration Products — 0.1%

    

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

    3,228         122,955   
    

 

 

 

Hotels/Motels — 0.0%

    

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

    132         10,300   

Red Lion Hotels Corp.†

    7,066         44,798   
    

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    122         10,463   
    

 

 

 
       65,561   
    

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.3%

    

Tupperware Brands Corp.

    9,928         625,464   
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.3%

  

Adecco SA ADR

    9,700         332,807   

Robert Half International, Inc.

    3,275         191,194   

TrueBlue, Inc.†

    7,407         164,806   
    

 

 

 
       688,807   
    

 

 

 
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Industrial Automated/Robotic — 0.0%

    

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    104       $ 11,565   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Gases — 0.1%

  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    1,320         190,384   

Airgas, Inc.

    68         7,832   

Praxair, Inc.

    118         15,288   
    

 

 

 
       213,504   
    

 

 

 

Instruments-Controls — 0.1%

    

Honeywell International, Inc.

    2,553         255,096   
    

 

 

 

Instruments-Scientific — 0.5%

  

FEI Co.

    1,732         156,486   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    3,253         407,568   

Waters Corp.†

    4,573         515,469   
    

 

 

 
       1,079,523   
    

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers — 0.2%

  

Aon PLC

    102         9,673   

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

    2,541         119,630   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    149         8,529   

Willis Group Holdings PLC

    7,800         349,518   
    

 

 

 
       487,350   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 0.0%

    

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

    950         66,367   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.2%

  

ACE, Ltd.

    10,859         1,247,482   

Allstate Corp.

    3,906         274,396   

MetLife, Inc.

    15,446         835,474   

XL Group PLC

    8,688         298,607   
    

 

 

 
       2,655,959   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 1.1%

  

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

    2,450         137,813   

Catlin Group, Ltd. ADR

    17,200         357,932   

Chubb Corp.

    2,773         286,922   

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    19,672         1,052,846   

Markel Corp.†

    842         574,951   
    

 

 

 
       2,410,464   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Reinsurance — 0.4%

  

PartnerRe, Ltd.

    1,332         152,021   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    119         10,427   

Swiss Re AG ADR

    5,486         463,951   

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

    3,833         159,299   
    

 

 

 
       785,698   
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Entertainment — 0.0%

    

Facebook, Inc., Class A†

    827         64,523   

Twitter, Inc.†

    235         8,429   
    

 

 

 
       72,952   
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 0.0%

    

LinkedIn Corp., Class A†

    273         62,711   
    

 

 

 

Internet Infrastructure Software — 0.0%

    

F5 Networks, Inc.†

    68         8,872   
    

 

 

 

Internet Telephone — 0.4%

    

j2 Global, Inc.

    13,573         841,526   
    

 

 

 

Investment Companies — 0.3%

    

Ares Capital Corp.

    14,126         220,436   

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

    10,299         153,249   
 

 

 

 
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Oaktree Capital Group LLC

    2,605       $ 135,017   

Triangle Capital Corp.

    2,862         58,070   
    

 

 

 
       566,772   
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 0.8%

  

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.†

    50         10,612   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    1,868         247,043   

BlackRock, Inc.

    1,579         564,587   

Eaton Vance Corp.

    196         8,023   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    10,925         604,917   

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    3,149         270,373   
    

 

 

 
       1,705,555   
    

 

 

 

Machine Tools & Related Products — 0.3%

    

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    9,478         654,835   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.1%

    

Caterpillar, Inc.

    1,773         162,283   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Farming — 0.7%

    

AG Growth International, Inc.

    7,300         358,233   

AGCO Corp.

    4,816         217,683   

Deere & Co.

    11,801         1,044,035   
    

 

 

 
       1,619,951   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-General Industrial — 0.1%

    

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

    2,795         127,424   

IDEX Corp.

    2,001         155,758   

Wabtec Corp.

    91         7,907   
    

 

 

 
       291,089   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Pumps — 0.0%

    

Flowserve Corp.

    152         9,094   

Graco, Inc.

    111         8,900   
    

 

 

 
       17,994   
    

 

 

 

Medical Information Systems — 0.1%

    

Cerner Corp.†

    149         9,634   

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

    2,289         139,057   
    

 

 

 
       148,691   
    

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.6%

    

Bio-Techne Corp.

    2,465         227,766   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.†

    4,856         618,557   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.†

    18         9,521   

Medtronic, Inc.

    7,212         520,707   

St Jude Medical, Inc.

    135         8,779   
    

 

 

 
       1,385,330   
    

 

 

 

Medical Labs & Testing Services — 0.1%

    

Covance, Inc.†

    1,700         176,528   
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 1.0%

    

Baxter International, Inc.

    242         17,736   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    4,409         613,556   

Halyard Health Inc†

    2,915         132,545   

Henry Schein, Inc.†

    60         8,169   

Sonova Holding AG ADR

    13,200         387,552   

Stryker Corp.

    108         10,188   

Teleflex, Inc.

    7,253         832,790   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.†

    2,082         180,114   
    

 

 

 
       2,182,650   
    

 

 

 

Medical Sterilization Products — 0.1%

    

STERIS Corp.

    2,039         132,229   
    

 

 

 
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Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 0.3%

    

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    97       $ 17,948   

Amgen, Inc.

    312         49,698   

Biogen Idec, Inc.†

    104         35,303   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.†

    109         9,854   

Celgene Corp.†

    362         40,493   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.†

    5,518         520,127   

Illumina, Inc.†

    66         12,182   

Incyte Corp.†

    98         7,165   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    38         15,590   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    114         13,543   
    

 

 

 
       721,903   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 3.0%

    

Abbott Laboratories

    16,260         732,025   

AbbVie, Inc.

    13,799         903,007   

Allergan, Inc.

    2,389         507,878   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    6,214         366,812   

Endo International PLC†

    107         7,717   

Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc. CVR†(2)(7)

    17         0   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR

    9,445         403,679   

Johnson & Johnson

    9,077         949,182   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    10,989         624,065   

Novartis AG ADR

    7,729         716,169   

Novo Nordisk A/S ADR

    4,800         203,136   

Pfizer, Inc.

    16,192         504,381   

Roche Holding AG ADR

    13,813         469,504   

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.†

    50         5,747   

Shire PLC ADR

    613         130,287   

Zoetis, Inc.

    270         11,618   
    

 

 

 
       6,535,207   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Generic Drugs — 0.4%

    

Actavis plc†

    1,150         296,021   

Mylan, Inc.†

    203         11,443   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR

    11,121         639,569   
    

 

 

 
       947,033   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.5%

    

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    8,838         983,316   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution — 0.4%

  

  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    108         9,737   

McKesson Corp.

    4,033         837,170   
    

 

 

 
       846,907   
    

 

 

 

Metal Processors & Fabrication — 0.1%

    

Precision Castparts Corp.

    1,138         274,121   
    

 

 

 

Metal-Copper — 0.1%

    

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    5,864         136,983   
    

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.1%

    

AptarGroup, Inc.

    4,575         305,793   
    

 

 

 

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter — 0.1%

    

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    3,779         249,074   
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 0.6%

    

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    624         23,964   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    4,828         363,307   

Walt Disney Co.

    10,167         957,630   
    

 

 

 
       1,344,901   
    

 

 

 

Networking Products — 0.2%

    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    9,947         276,676   
 

 

 

 

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Polycom, Inc.†

    7,158       $ 96,633   
    

 

 

 
       373,309   
    

 

 

 

Non-Ferrous Metals — 0.2%

    

Cameco Corp.

    22,100         362,661   
    

 

 

 

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal — 0.3%

    

Republic Services, Inc.

    9,045         364,061   

Waste Connections, Inc.

    5,704         250,919   
    

 

 

 
       614,980   
    

 

 

 

Office Furnishings-Original — 0.3%

    

HNI Corp.

    13,100         668,886   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.1%

    

Ensco PLC, Class A

    7,400         221,630   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 1.5%

  

  

Apache Corp.

    5,770         361,606   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    235         6,958   

California Resources Corp.†

    2,144         11,813   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    7,800         826,800   

Concho Resources, Inc.†

    101         10,075   

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

    13,477         312,159   

Devon Energy Corp.

    5,286         323,556   

Energen Corp.

    2,675         170,558   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    258         23,754   

Noble Energy, Inc.

    196         9,296   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    12,370         997,146   

Pengrowth Energy Corp.

    36,573         115,215   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    82         12,206   

Southwestern Energy Co.†

    261         7,123   

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

    3,486         171,030   
    

 

 

 
       3,359,295   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 1.6%

    

Chevron Corp.

    9,836         1,103,402   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    15,602         1,442,405   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    9,895         279,930   

Phillips 66

    128         9,178   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR, Class B

    9,940         691,426   

Total SA ADR

    1,136         58,163   
    

 

 

 
       3,584,504   
    

 

 

 

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment — 0.1%

    

FMC Technologies, Inc.†

    187         8,759   

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.†

    4,988         114,924   
    

 

 

 
       123,683   
    

 

 

 

Oil Refining & Marketing — 0.7%

    

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP

    3,999         89,618   

Cheniere Energy, Inc.†

    139         9,786   

HollyFrontier Corp.

    20,632         773,287   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    6,306         569,180   

Suburban Propane Partners LP

    2,702         116,807   
    

 

 

 
       1,558,678   
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.2%

    

Frank’s International NV

    3,222         53,582   

Halliburton Co.

    433         17,030   

Oceaneering International, Inc.

    130         7,645   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    3,261         278,522   
    

 

 

 
       356,779   
    

 

 

 
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Paper & Related Products — 0.0%

    

International Paper Co.

    159       $ 8,519   
    

 

 

 

Pharmacy Services — 0.0%

    

Express Scripts Holding Co.†

    318         26,925   
    

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.6%

    

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP

    8,862         241,578   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

    1,888         54,771   

Enterprise Products Partners LP

    11,173         403,569   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    13,614         576,008   

Williams Cos., Inc.

    333         14,965   
    

 

 

 
       1,290,891   
    

 

 

 

Power Converter/Supply Equipment — 0.0%

  

  

Hubbell, Inc., Class B

    860         91,874   
    

 

 

 

Private Equity — 0.2%

    

KKR & Co. LP

    18,894         438,530   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 3.4%

    

Agree Realty Corp.

    2,982         92,710   

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    9,348         829,542   

American Capital Agency Corp.

    14,235         310,750   

American Tower Corp.

    147         14,531   

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    34,248         370,221   

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    246         9,139   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

    8,893         191,555   

Capstead Mtg. Corp.

    12,771         156,828   

Colony Financial, Inc.

    7,881         187,725   

Crown Castle International Corp.

    157         12,356   

CYS Investments, Inc.

    13,267         115,688   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    20,718         1,373,603   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    623         39,448   

EPR Properties

    2,965         170,873   

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

    203         10,465   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    1,126         232,632   

Hatteras Financial Corp.

    7,137         131,535   

HCP, Inc.

    5,361         236,045   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

    117         8,853   

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    14,821         204,233   

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    23,064         901,111   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    7,165         306,590   

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

    4,395         133,476   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    86         15,662   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.

    17,700         654,192   

Ventas, Inc.

    4,194         300,710   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    8,550         306,860   
    

 

 

 
       7,317,333   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management/Services — 0.0%

    

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A†

    359         12,296   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Operations & Development — 0.0%

  

  

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.†

    212         7,774   
    

 

 

 

Rental Auto/Equipment — 0.3%

    

Aaron’s, Inc.

    21,102         645,088   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.†

    368         9,178   

McGrath RentCorp

    2,226         79,824   

United Rentals, Inc.†

    83         8,467   
    

 

 

 
       742,557   
    

 

 

 

Respiratory Products — 0.0%

    

ResMed, Inc.

    148         8,297   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

    

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 0.2%

    

Coach, Inc.

    241       $ 9,052   

Gap, Inc.

    216         9,096   

lululemon athletica, Inc.†

    7,700         429,583   

PVH Corp.

    61         7,818   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    118         11,123   
    

 

 

 
       466,672   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Auto Parts — 0.0%

    

AutoZone, Inc.†

    14         8,668   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.†

    46         8,860   
    

 

 

 
       17,528   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Automobile — 0.1%

    

CarMax, Inc.†

    107         7,124   

Copart, Inc.†

    7,888         287,833   
    

 

 

 
       294,957   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 0.2%

    

Home Depot, Inc.

    4,058         425,968   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    447         30,754   
    

 

 

 
       456,722   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Discount — 0.5%

    

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    7,647         1,083,962   

Dollar General Corp.†

    119         8,414   

Dollar Tree, Inc.†

    116         8,164   
    

 

 

 
       1,100,540   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Drug Store — 0.3%

    

CVS Health Corp.

    6,118         589,225   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    316         24,079   
    

 

 

 
       613,304   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Gardening Products — 0.0%

    

Tractor Supply Co.

    86         6,779   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Jewelry — 0.3%

    

Tiffany & Co.

    6,618         707,199   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Major Department Stores — 0.3%

    

Nordstrom, Inc.

    8,388         665,923   

TJX Cos., Inc.

    312         21,397   
    

 

 

 
       687,320   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Regional Department Stores — 0.0%

    

Macy’s, Inc.

    156         10,257   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 0.5%

    

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.†

    13         8,899   

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    185         7,890   

McDonald’s Corp.

    349         32,701   

Starbucks Corp.

    11,540         946,857   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    206         15,007   
    

 

 

 
       1,011,354   
    

 

 

 

Rubber-Tires — 0.2%

    

Bridgestone Corp. ADR

    19,700         342,977   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

    333         9,514   
    

 

 

 
       352,491   
    

 

 

 

Satellite Telecom — 0.1%

    

Inmarsat PLC ADR

    22,800         277,932   
    

 

 

 

Savings & Loans/Thrifts — 0.4%

    

Washington Federal, Inc.

    37,995         841,589   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares     

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Security Services — 0.2%

    

Secom Co., Ltd. ADR

    22,700       $ 325,291   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 0.4%

  

Linear Technology Corp.

    173         7,889   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    11,066         352,674   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    3,877         288,177   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

    13,634         305,129   
    

 

 

 
       953,869   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.5%

    

Applied Materials, Inc.

    28,129         700,975   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    117         8,227   

Lam Research Corp.

    4,104         325,611   
    

 

 

 
       1,034,813   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Producers — 0.2%

    

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    4,325         264,993   

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

    6,014         135,676   
    

 

 

 
       400,669   
    

 

 

 

SupraNational Banks — 0.2%

    

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio
Exterior SA, Class E

    13,200         397,320   
    

 

 

 

Telecom Services — 0.3%

    

BCE, Inc.

    8,860         406,319   

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    1,508         41,968   

Level 3 Communications, Inc.†

    176         8,691   

Vivendi SA ADR

    5,800         143,956   
    

 

 

 
       600,934   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Equipment — 0.1%

  

Harris Corp.

    1,672         120,083   
    

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.4%

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    18,354         858,600   
    

 

 

 

Television — 0.1%

  

CBS Corp., Class B

    273         15,108   

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

    7,665         209,714   
    

 

 

 
       224,822   
    

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

  

Altria Group, Inc.

    760         37,445   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC ADR

    3,300         288,750   

Lorillard, Inc.

    202         12,714   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    403         32,824   
    

 

 

 
       371,733   
    

 

 

 

Tools-Hand Held — 0.2%

  

Snap-on, Inc.

    3,273         447,550   
    

 

 

 

Toys — 0.9%

  

Hasbro, Inc.

    28,540         1,569,415   

Mattel, Inc.

    13,872         429,269   
    

 

 

 
       1,998,684   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Equipment & Leasing — 0.1%

  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.

    1,792         96,284   

TAL International Group, Inc.

    1,539         67,054   
    

 

 

 
       163,338   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Marine — 0.3%

  

Kirby Corp.†

    7,200         581,328   
 

 

 

 

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Security Description  

Shares/

Principal
Amount

    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

  

Transport-Marine (continued)

  

Tidewater, Inc.

    1,400       $ 45,374   
    

 

 

 
       626,702   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Rail — 0.4%

  

Kansas City Southern

    74         9,030   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    2,241         245,636   

Union Pacific Corp.

    5,668         675,229   
    

 

 

 
       929,895   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 0.6%

  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    20,641         920,795   

FedEx Corp.

    63         10,941   

TNT Express NV ADR

    17,900         118,766   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    2,154         239,460   
    

 

 

 
       1,289,962   
    

 

 

 

Veterinary Diagnostics — 0.1%

  

VCA, Inc.†

    4,462         217,612   
    

 

 

 

Vitamins & Nutrition Products — 0.0%

  

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

    116         11,663   
    

 

 

 

Water — 0.1%

  

California Water Service Group

    4,300         105,823   
    

 

 

 

Web Hosting/Design — 0.0%

  

Equinix, Inc.

    40         9,069   
    

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 0.4%

  

Google, Inc., Class A†

    947         502,535   

Google, Inc., Class C†

    679         357,426   
    

 

 

 
       859,961   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $98,023,314)

       129,473,218   
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 4.7%

    

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF

    111,100         4,365,119   

SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

    65,000         2,509,650   

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

    66,200         3,543,024   
    

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(cost $10,461,404)

       10,417,793   
    

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES/CAPITAL SECURITIES — 0.6%

  

Banks-Super Regional — 0.2%

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. FRS
6.75% due 08/01/2021(3)

  $ 250,000         274,375   

Wells Fargo & Co. FRS
Series K
7.98% due 03/15/2018(3)

    250,000         275,938   
    

 

 

 
       550,313   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 0.4%

    

Bank of America Corp. FRS
Series M
8.13% due 05/15/2018(3)

    500,000         539,375   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. FRS
Series 1
7.90% due 04/30/2018(3)

    250,000         269,075   
    

 

 

 
       808,450   
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities/Capital Securities
(cost $1,235,513)

   

     1,358,763   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES — 4.1%

  

  

Diversified Financial Services — 4.1%

    

ACE Securities Corp. FRS
Series 2005-WF1, Class A2C
0.51% due 05/25/2035

  $ 188,237       $ 186,096   

ACE Securities Corp. Mtg. Loan Trust Series 2007-D1, Class A2
6.34% due 02/25/2038*(4)

    200,000         195,203   

ACE Securities Corp. Mtg. Loan Trust Series 2007-D1, Class A4
6.93% due 02/25/2038*(4)

    174,354         171,486   

Ally Master Owner Trust FRS
Series 2014-1, Class A1
0.64% due 01/15/2019

    250,000         249,742   

American Credit Acceptance
Receivables Trust
Series 2012-3, Class A
1.64% due 11/15/2016*

    28,156         28,169   
    

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2014-2, Class A2A 0.54% due 10/10/2017

    200,000         199,879   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2013-3, Class A2
0.68% due 10/11/2016

    31,403         31,405   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mtg. Securities Trust VRS
Series 2007-T28, Class AJ
5.95% due 09/11/2042(5)

    300,000         323,006   

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust FRS
Series 2014-2, Class A
0.62% due 07/15/2022

    250,000         249,139   

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2013-1, Class A4
0.97% due 01/22/2018

    200,000         199,892   

Citigroup Mtg. Loan Trust, Inc. VRS Series 2009-11, Class 6A1
1.51% due 10/25/2035*(6)

    16,040         16,061   

Citigroup Mtg. Loan Trust, Inc. FRS Series 2009-6, Class 12A1
2.61% due 07/25/2036*(6)

    108,395         108,900   

Citigroup Mtg. Loan Trust, Inc. FRS Series 2010-10, Class 2A2
2.82% due 02/25/2036*(6)

    400,000         359,856   

Citigroup Mtg. Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2010-9, Class 3A1
4.25% due 01/25/2036*(6)

    206,623         211,807   

Countrywide Home Loan Mtg. Pass Through Trust
Series 2004-J1, Class 1A1
4.50% due 01/25/2019(6)

    4,457         4,527   

CPS Auto Receivables Trust Series 2013-B, Class A
1.82% due 09/15/2020*

    128,598         128,363   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mtg. Securities Corp. FRS
Series 2004-AR4, Class 5A4
1.13% due 05/25/2034(6)

    16,304         15,895   

Credit Suisse Mtg. Capital Certs. VRS Series 2013-IVR1, Class A2
3.00% due 03/25/2043*(6)

    179,432         177,806   

Goldman Sachs Mtg. Securities Trust VRS Series 2011-GC5, Class AS
5.21% due 08/10/2044*(5)

    300,000         339,953   
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (continued)

  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

  

Goldman Sachs Mtg. Securities Trust VRS Series 2011-GC5, Class D
5.31% due 08/10/2044*(5)

  $ 300,000       $ 316,330   

GSMSC Pass-Through Trust FRS Series 2009-4R, Class 2A1
0.61% due 12/26/2036*(6)

    84,854         83,401   
    

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust VRS Series 2009-R2, Class 2A
2.58% due 12/26/2037*(6)

    197,600         197,050   

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust Series 2010-R4, Class 1A1
5.00% due 10/26/2036*(6)

    110,536         113,657   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mtg. Securities Trust VRS
Series 2013-C16, Class B
4.94% due 12/15/2046(5)

    200,000         222,091   

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2005-1, Class 2A1
6.00% due 02/25/2035(6)

    102,730         113,057   

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust FRS
Series 2010-R1, Class 2B
2.51% due 07/26/2035*(6)

    300,000         282,866   

Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust FRS
Series 2010-R1, Class 1B
2.58% due 07/26/2035*(6)

    200,000         201,926   

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust FRS
Series 2005-3, Class M1
0.65% due 07/25/2035

    142,599         142,015   

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust
Series 2014-1A, Class A
2.43% due 06/18/2024*

    210,000         209,996   

PFS Financing Corp. FRS
Series 2013-AA, Class A
0.72% due 02/15/2018*

    100,000         99,975   

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
Series 2003-QS23, Class A1
5.00% due 12/26/2018(6)

    62,377         63,283   

Residential Asset Securities Corp. VRS
Series 2003-KS10, Class AI4
4.47% due 03/25/2032

    48,448         49,136   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2014-2, Class A2A
0.54% due 07/17/2017

    216,957         216,785   

Sequoia Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2013-4, Class A3
1.55% due 04/25/2043(6)

    218,452         203,801   

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust FRS
Series 2002-A, Class A2
0.79% due 12/16/2030

    206,828         203,783   

SLM Private Education Loan Trust FRS Series 2013-A, Class A1
0.77% due 08/15/2022*

    67,693         67,762   

Soundview Home Loan Trust FRS
Series 2005-CTX1, Class M1
0.58% due 11/25/2035

    49,569         48,919   

Springleaf Funding Trust
Series 2013-AA, Class A
2.58% due 09/15/2021*

    250,000         250,720   

Springleaf Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2012-2A, Class A
2.22% due 10/25/2057*(6)

    91,472         92,698   
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

  

Springleaf Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2013-1A, Class M1
2.31% due 06/25/2058*(6)

  $ 100,000       $ 97,994   

Springleaf Mtg. Loan Trust VRS
Series 2013-3A, Class M1
3.79% due 09/25/2057*(6)

    200,000         201,414   

Structured Asset Securities Corp. VRS Pass Through Certs.
Series 2004-3, Class 4A1
5.67% due 03/25/2034(6)

    77,197         79,979   

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mtg. Trust
Series 2013-C5, Class AS
3.35% due 03/10/2046*(5)

    200,000         200,473   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mtg. Trust VRS
Series 2006-C25, Class AM
5.71% due 05/15/2043(5)

    300,000         315,609   

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust FRS
Series 2004-2, Class A21B
0.59% due 10/25/2034

    15,785         15,322   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust VRS Series 2013-C14, Class D
4.00% due 06/15/2046*(5)

    300,000         277,843   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust VRS Series 2014-LC14, Class C
4.34% due 03/15/2047(5)

    300,000         303,756   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-C3, Class A4
4.38% due 03/15/2044*(5)

    415,000         452,396   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust VRS Series 2014-C23, Class B
4.38% due 10/15/2057(5)

    300,000         319,440   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust VRS Series 2014-C20, Class C
4.51% due 05/15/2047(5)

    300,000         307,844   
    

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities
(cost $8,745,901)

       8,948,506   
    

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES — 0.3%

  

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original — 0.2%

  

Meritor, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
7.88% due 03/01/2026

    250,000         411,719   
    

 

 

 

Pharmacy Services — 0.1%

  

Omnicare, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.25% due 12/15/2035

    72,000         77,400   

Omnicare, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
3.50% due 02/15/2044

    90,000         107,550   
    

 

 

 
       184,950   
    

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds & Notes
(cost $403,991)

       596,669   
    

 

 

 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 15.5%

  

Aerospace/Defense — 0.1%

  

Lockheed Martin Corp.
Senior Notes
4.07% due 12/15/2042

    250,000         252,269   
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

  

US Airways Pass Through Trust
Pass Through Certs.
Series 2012-2, Class B
6.75% due 12/03/2022

    461,350         491,337   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

Alternative Waste Technology — 0.2%

  

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
8.25% due 10/01/2020

  $ 500,000       $ 500,000   
    

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.4%

  

American Honda Finance Corp.
Senior Notes
3.88% due 09/21/2020*

    250,000         265,904   

General Motors Co.
Senior Notes
4.88% due 10/02/2023

    500,000         535,000   
    

 

 

 
       800,904   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.1%

  

KeyBank NA
Sub. Notes
7.41% due 10/15/2027

    250,000         255,633   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 0.5%

  

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA
Sub. Notes
6.00% due 10/01/2017

    250,000         277,471   

US Bancorp
Senior Notes
3.00% due 03/15/2022

    250,000         252,493   

US Bancorp
Sub. Notes
3.60% due 09/11/2024

    250,000         253,879   

Wells Fargo Bank NA
Sub. Notes
6.00% due 11/15/2017

    250,000         280,228   
    

 

 

 
       1,064,071   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 0.4%

  

Innovation Ventures LLC/Innovation Ventures Finance Corp.
Senior Sec. Notes
9.50% due 08/15/2019*

    750,000         748,125   
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 0.2%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. Company Guar. Notes
2.50% due 07/15/2022

    500,000         485,941   
    

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.3%

  

Time Warner Cable, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
6.55% due 05/01/2037

    500,000         643,744   
    

 

 

 

Casino Hotels — 0.1%

  

Boyd Gaming Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
9.13% due 12/01/2018

    250,000         256,250   
    

 

 

 

Casino Services — 0.1%

  

Peninsula Gaming LLC/Peninsula
Gaming Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
8.38% due 02/15/2018*

    250,000         260,000   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 0.2%

  

Axiall Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
4.88% due 05/15/2023

    250,000         235,938   

Eagle Spinco, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.63% due 02/15/2021

    250,000         236,875   
    

 

 

 
       472,813   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Computer Services — 0.1%

  

International Business Machines Corp. Senior Notes
1.95% due 02/12/2019

  $ 250,000       $ 250,921   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 0.2%

  

Apple, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.40% due 05/03/2023

    500,000         485,999   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Paper/Plastic — 0.4%

  

Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Company Guar. Notes
4.88% due 11/15/2022

    500,000         502,500   

Sealed Air Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
6.88% due 07/15/2033*

    250,000         255,625   
    

 

 

 
       758,125   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 0.9%

    

Bank of America Corp.
Senior Notes
3.88% due 03/22/2017

    250,000         261,574   

Citigroup, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.13% due 05/15/2018

    250,000         282,918   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.25% due 07/27/2021

    500,000         564,331   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
3.63% due 05/13/2024

    250,000         255,901   

Morgan Stanley FRS
Senior Notes
1.08% due 01/24/2019

    250,000         250,493   

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
6.25% due 08/09/2026

    250,000         301,401   
    

 

 

 
       1,916,618   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

    

General Electric Capital Corp. FRS
Senior Notes
0.76% due 01/14/2019

    250,000         250,098   

General Electric Capital Corp. FRS
Senior Notes
1.24% due 03/15/2023

    250,000         253,519   

General Electric Capital Corp.
Sub. Notes
5.30% due 02/11/2021

    500,000         570,994   
    

 

 

 
       1,074,611   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Generation — 0.1%

    

Indiantown Cogeneration LP
1st Mtg. Notes
9.77% due 12/15/2020

    218,393         247,973   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.8%

    

NiSource Finance Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
6.25% due 12/15/2040

    250,000         322,283   

PacifiCorp
1st Mtg. Notes
5.25% due 06/15/2035

    500,000         602,750   
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

Electric-Integrated (continued)

    

PPL Energy Supply LLC
Senior Notes
4.60% due 12/15/2021

  $ 500,000       $ 453,707   

Public Service Co. of New Mexico
Senior Notes
7.95% due 05/15/2018

    250,000         294,215   
    

 

 

 
       1,672,955   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Transmission — 0.3%

    

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
Senior Sec. Notes
7.00% due 09/01/2022

    500,000         633,326   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Misc. — 0.1%

    

Corning, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.75% due 03/15/2042

    250,000         266,854   
    

 

 

 

Enterprise Software/Service — 0.1%

    

Oracle Corp.
Senior Notes
3.40% due 07/08/2024

    250,000         255,518   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Auto Loans — 0.4%

    

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
Senior Notes
3.98% due 06/15/2016

    500,000         517,701   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
Senior Notes
5.88% due 08/02/2021

    250,000         289,447   
    

 

 

 
       807,148   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Commercial — 0.1%

    

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.
Senior Notes
7.38% due 04/01/2020*

    250,000         232,500   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 0.4%

  

Jefferies Group LLC
Senior Notes
3.88% due 11/09/2015

    250,000         255,283   

Jefferies Group LLC
Senior Notes
5.13% due 04/13/2018

    250,000         263,652   

Jefferies Group LLC
Senior Notes
8.50% due 07/15/2019

    250,000         299,575   
    

 

 

 
       818,510   
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 0.1%

  

Ingredion, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.20% due 11/01/2015

    250,000         254,182   
    

 

 

 

Gambling (Non-Hotel) — 0.2%

  

Greektown Holdings LLC/Greektown Mothership Corp
Senior Sec. Notes
8.88% due 03/15/2019*

    500,000         498,750   
    

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers — 0.4%

  

GenOn Energy, Inc.
Senior Notes
9.88% due 10/15/2020

    500,000         492,500   
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Independent Power Producers (continued)

  

NRG Energy, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
7.63% due 01/15/2018

  $ 250,000       $ 274,375   
    

 

 

 
       766,875   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Gases — 0.2%

  

Airgas Inc
Senior Notes
1.65% due 02/15/2018

    500,000         493,386   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 0.1%

  

Prudential Covered Trust 2012-1
Sec. Notes
3.00% due 09/30/2015*

    225,000         228,160   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Mutual — 0.1%

  

New York Life Global Funding
Sec. Notes
1.45% due 12/15/2017*

    250,000         249,348   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 0.3%

  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.60% due 05/15/2017

    500,000         549,866   
    

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.3%

  

Medtronic, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.38% due 03/15/2035*

    500,000         530,428   
    

 

 

 

Medical Labs & Testing Services — 0.5%

  

Roche Holdings, Inc. FRS
Company Guar. Notes
0.60% due 09/30/2019*

    500,000         499,271   

Vantage Oncology LLC/Vantage
Oncology Finance Co.
Senior Sec. Notes
9.50% due 06/15/2017*

    500,000         485,000   
    

 

 

 
       984,271   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 0.4%

  

Amgen, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.88% due 11/15/2021

    250,000         264,128   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.50% due 02/01/2025

    250,000         256,600   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.40% due 12/01/2021

    250,000         275,663   
    

 

 

 
       796,391   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 0.2%

  

AbbVie, Inc.
Senior Notes
1.20% due 11/06/2015

    250,000         250,735   

AbbVie, Inc.
Senior Notes
2.90% due 11/06/2022

    250,000         246,132   
    

 

 

 
       496,867   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.3%

  

HCA, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.88% due 05/01/2023

    500,000         526,875   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal — 0.1%

  

Republic Services, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.25% due 11/15/2021

  $ 250,000       $ 283,071   
    

 

 

 

Office Automation & Equipment — 0.2%

  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.50% due 12/01/2024

    500,000         500,625   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.3%

  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
5.10% due 09/15/2023

    500,000         474,727   

Rowan Cos., Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
4.88% due 06/01/2022

    250,000         243,270   
    

 

 

 
       717,997   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 0.7%

  

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
6.50% due 05/15/2019

    250,000         213,750   

W&T Offshore, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
8.50% due 06/15/2019

    750,000         491,250   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.75% due 03/15/2021

    250,000         231,875   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
6.50% due 10/01/2018

    500,000         482,500   
    

 

 

 
       1,419,375   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.2%

  

Phillips 66
Company Guar. Notes
2.95% due 05/01/2017

    250,000         258,196   

Phillips 66
Company Guar. Notes
4.30% due 04/01/2022

    250,000         263,923   
    

 

 

 
       522,119   
    

 

 

 

Oil Refining & Marketing — 0.1%

  

Tesoro Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.38% due 10/01/2022

    250,000         253,125   
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.2%

  

Exterran Partners LP/EXLP
Finance Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
6.00% due 04/01/2021

    500,000         435,000   
    

 

 

 

Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation Centers — 0.2%

  

HealthSouth Corp.
Company Guar. Notes
5.75% due 11/01/2024

    500,000         520,000   
    

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.4%

  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC
Company Guar. Notes
7.50% due 11/15/2026

    500,000         618,698   

Southeast Supply Header LLC
Senior Notes
4.25% due 06/15/2024*

    250,000         253,352   
    

 

 

 
       872,050   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.3%

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Company Guar. Notes
4.60% due 04/01/2022

  $ 250,000       $ 265,915   

BioMed Realty LP
Company Guar. Notes
2.63% due 05/01/2019

    250,000         249,781   

BioMed Realty LP
Company Guar. Notes
6.13% due 04/15/2020

    250,000         284,832   

CubeSmart LP
Company Guar. Notes
4.80% due 07/15/2022

    250,000         274,529   

HCP, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.00% due 03/01/2015

    250,000         252,097   

Health Care REIT, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.88% due 05/15/2015

    250,000         254,665   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.75% due 01/15/2021

    250,000         279,540   

Hospitality Properties Trust
Senior Notes
4.65% due 03/15/2024

    250,000         256,077   

Hospitality Properties Trust
Senior Notes
5.00% due 08/15/2022

    250,000         263,445   

Simon Property Group LP
Senior Notes
4.13% due 12/01/2021

    250,000         271,954   

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp. Company Guar. Notes
3.25% due 08/15/2022

    250,000         246,715   
    

 

 

 
       2,899,550   
    

 

 

 

Rental Auto/Equipment — 0.1%

  

ERAC USA Finance LLC
Senior Notes
4.50% due 08/16/2021*

    250,000         267,315   
    

 

 

 

Savings & Loans/Thrifts — 0.0%

  

Washington Mutual Bank
Escrow Notes
5.50% due 1/15/2013†(2)(7)

    125,000         13   
    

 

 

 

Special Purpose Entity — 0.1%

  

Murray Street Investment Trust I Company Guar. Notes
4.65% due 03/09/2017(4)

    250,000         263,849   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Specialty — 0.4%

  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.95% due 01/15/2021

    250,000         256,100   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.13% due 08/15/2023

    500,000         511,509   
    

 

 

 
       767,609   
    

 

 

 

Storage/Warehousing — 0.2%

  

Mobile Mini, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
7.88% due 12/01/2020

    500,000         520,000   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

Telecom Services — 0.3%

  

Qwest Corp.
Senior Notes
6.75% due 12/01/2021

  $ 500,000       $ 578,155   
    

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.2%

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
Senior Notes
3.65% due 09/14/2018

    250,000         264,182   

Verizon Communications, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.50% due 02/15/2018

    200,000         221,973   
    

 

 

 
       486,155   
    

 

 

 

Trucking/Leasing — 0.2%

  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
Notes
3.13% due 05/11/2015*

    250,000         252,025   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
Senior Notes
3.75% due 05/11/2017*

    250,000         261,277   
    

 

 

 
       513,302   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $33,024,222)

       33,846,854   
    

 

 

 

FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 2.2%

  

Banks-Commercial — 0.2%

    

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd. FRS
Senior Notes
0.79% due 05/15/2018

    250,000         250,585   

ING Bank NV
Senior Notes
3.75% due 03/07/2017*

    250,000         261,625   
    

 

 

 
       512,210   
    

 

 

 

Cruise Lines — 0.3%

  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Senior Notes
7.25% due 03/15/2018

    500,000         557,500   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Minerals — 0.4%

  

Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd.
Company Guar. Notes
2.70% due 10/25/2017*

    250,000         252,927   

Glencore Finance Canada, Ltd.
Company Guar. Notes
4.95% due 11/15/2021*

    500,000         527,489   
    

 

 

 
       780,416   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.2%

  

TransAlta Corp.
Senior Notes
4.50% due 11/15/2022

    250,000         251,240   

TransAlta Corp.
Senior Notes
6.65% due 05/15/2018

    200,000         224,417   
    

 

 

 
       475,657   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.2%

  

BP Capital Markets PLC
Company Guar. Notes
4.75% due 03/10/2019

    500,000         546,954   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Oil-Field Services — 0.1%

  

Weatherford International, Ltd.
Company Guar. Notes
4.50% due 04/15/2022

  $ 250,000       $ 222,506   
    

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.1%

  

Express Pipeline LLC
Sec. Notes
7.39% due 12/31/2019*

    148,600         158,604   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Producers — 0.5%

  

ArcelorMittal
Senior Notes
6.00% due 03/01/2021

    1,000,000         1,040,000   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Marine — 0.2%

  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc./Navios Maritime Finance II US, Inc.
Senior Sec. Notes
7.38% due 01/15/2022*

    500,000         457,500   
    

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $4,640,908)

       4,751,347   
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 10.0%

    

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. — 2.7%

    

2.00% due 06/01/2028

    85,478         85,344   

2.50% due 02/01/2028

    233,257         237,883   

3.00% due 01/01/2027

    249,953         260,106   

3.00% due 10/01/2042

    297,964         301,971   

3.50% due 02/01/2042

    275,899         287,401   

3.50% due 07/01/2042

    167,605         174,608   

3.50% due 09/01/2042

    116,286         121,078   

3.50% due 10/01/2042

    176,696         184,396   

3.50% due 08/01/2043

    279,019         291,478   

4.00% due 08/01/2026

    106,534         114,024   

4.00% due 12/01/2040

    374,603         400,868   

4.50% due 07/01/2039

    582,943         639,355   

4.50% due 11/01/2043

    180,659         200,016   

5.00% due 04/01/2035

    108,740         120,416   

5.00% due 01/01/2040

    163,305         180,874   

5.50% due 11/01/2017

    18,955         20,048   

5.50% due 01/01/2018

    17,191         18,182   

5.50% due 05/01/2031

    44,027         49,251   

5.50% due 01/01/2036

    82,472         92,545   

6.00% due 04/01/2017

    11,940         12,431   

6.00% due 05/01/2017

    20,175         21,044   

6.00% due 05/01/2031

    21,393         24,502   

6.00% due 09/01/2032

    13,393         15,181   

6.50% due 01/01/2032

    99,467         116,389   

7.00% due 02/01/2015

    139         139   

7.00% due 03/01/2015

    69         68   

7.00% due 06/01/2015

    179         180   

7.00% due 03/01/2016

    5,254         5,306   

7.00% due 01/01/2032

    12,883         14,622   

7.50% due 12/01/2030

    28,858         31,553   

7.50% due 01/01/2031

    30,761         34,161   

7.50% due 02/01/2031

    3,828         4,433   

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. REMIC

    

Series 4127, Class EJ

    

2.50% due 11/15/2032(6)

    175,493         173,390   

Series 4033, Class ED

    

2.50% due 10/15/2036(6)

    315,783         320,622   

Series 4206, Class NY

    

3.00% due 05/15/2033(6)

    300,000         298,391   

Series 4343, Class DI

    

3.50% due 08/15/2040(6)(8)

    575,017         88,229   

Series 4121, Class UI

    

3.50% due 10/15/2042(6)(8)

    691,425         129,898   
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. (continued)

  

Series 3924, Class LB

    

4.00% due 05/15/2039(6)

  $ 200,000       $ 208,564   

Series 4135, Class DI

    

4.00% due 11/15/2042(6)(8)

    439,759         82,068   

Series 3844, Class QE

    

4.50% due 12/15/2040(6)

    68,605         73,190   

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. STRIPS VRS

    

1.86% due 10/15/2037(6)(8)

    3,714,146         272,341   

1.91% due 02/15/2038(6)(8)

    3,665,004         271,571   
    

 

 

 
       5,978,117   
    

 

 

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. — 4.6%

    

1.00% due 09/27/2017

    250,000         249,497   

1.88% due 02/19/2019

    750,000         761,381   

2.00% due 10/01/2027

    311,169         310,178   

2.50% due 05/01/2027

    138,045         140,925   

2.50% due 06/01/2027

    442,441         451,681   

3.00% due 04/01/2027

    73,748         76,859   

3.00% due 09/01/2034

    96,457         99,174   

3.00% due 10/01/2042

    168,991         171,398   

3.00% due 12/01/2042

    173,718         176,085   

3.00% due 02/01/2043

    416,703         422,549   

3.00% due 04/01/2043

    231,231         234,252   

3.50% due 08/01/2033

    266,746         281,485   

3.50% due 03/01/2042

    235,849         246,325   

3.50% due 07/01/2042

    131,555         137,400   

3.50% due 09/01/2042

    189,334         198,295   

3.50% due 11/01/2042

    256,514         268,571   

4.00% due 09/01/2040

    272,883         293,176   

4.00% due 12/01/2040

    203,794         219,733   

4.00% due 01/01/2041

    285,800         305,480   

4.00% due 02/01/2041

    156,969         167,724   

4.00% due 11/01/2041

    184,660         197,312   

4.00% due 08/01/2043

    456,848         493,700   

4.00% due 10/01/2043

    93,213         100,576   

4.00% due 04/01/2044

    96,347         104,135   

4.00% due 10/01/2044

    295,689         319,628   

4.50% due 01/01/2041

    246,262         270,952   

4.50% due 05/01/2041

    116,426         126,554   

4.50% due 09/01/2041

    123,763         134,526   

4.50% due 09/01/2043

    546,304         605,645   

4.50% due 10/01/2043

    168,253         186,187   

5.00% due 05/01/2033

    84,324         94,733   

5.00% due 02/01/2040

    243,582         274,719   

5.00% due 05/01/2040

    128,376         142,638   

5.00% due 07/01/2040

    224,932         253,374   

5.00% due 07/01/2041

    408,296         458,794   

6.00% due 08/01/2018

    4,301         4,869   

6.00% due 05/01/2031

    10,919         12,517   

6.00% due 08/01/2031

    87,451         99,093   

6.00% due 04/01/2032

    27,899         32,011   

6.50% due 06/01/2019

    8,130         9,259   

6.50% due 09/01/2024

    24,829         28,276   

6.50% due 09/01/2025

    4,683         5,333   

6.50% due 11/01/2025

    8,301         9,454   

6.50% due 05/01/2026

    12,483         14,216   

6.50% due 11/01/2027

    764         870   

6.50% due 01/01/2032

    3,546         4,038   

7.00% due 12/01/2015

    137         138   

7.00% due 04/01/2016

    2,587         2,615   
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

  

7.00% due 05/01/2029

  $ 7,461       $ 8,346   

7.00% due 09/01/2029

    7,138         7,440   

7.00% due 12/01/2029

    1,106         1,114   

7.00% due 01/01/2031

    4,009         4,539   

7.50% due 01/01/2031

    14,692         16,445   

7.50% due 02/01/2031

    1,537         1,603   

8.00% due 01/01/2016

    9,417         9,592   

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC

    

Series 2012-122, Class AD

    

2.00% due 02/25/2040(6)

    84,553         82,657   

Series 2013-2, Class BI

    

2.50% due 02/25/2028(6)(8)

    785,445         76,745   

Series 2012-16, Class GC

    

2.50% due 11/25/2041(6)

    149,300         150,483   

Series 2012-141, Class PB

    

2.50% due 12/25/2042(6)

    200,000         182,795   

Series 2012-149, Class IC

    

3.50% due 01/25/2028(6)(8)

    650,747         86,879   

Series 2012-125, Class IG

    

3.50% due 11/25/2042(6)(8)

    611,592         102,586   

Series 2002-16, Class TM

    

7.00% due 04/25/2032(6)

    149,326         170,537   
    

 

 

 
       10,100,091   
    

 

 

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. — 2.7%

    

0.69% due 05/16/2054 VRS(5)(8)

    1,921,898         108,703   

0.91% due 08/16/2052 VRS(5)(8)

    2,732,768         161,903   

3.00% due 11/15/2042

    304,989         312,731   

3.00% due 02/15/2043

    271,876         279,544   

3.50% due 11/15/2041

    194,870         204,941   

3.50% due 09/15/2042

    232,992         245,409   

3.50% due 01/15/2044

    154,088         163,177   

4.00% due 08/15/2041

    145,437         158,039   

4.50% due 05/15/2039

    83,140         90,896   

4.50% due 10/15/2039

    169,076         186,831   

5.00% due 02/15/2040

    127,879         141,448   

5.50% due 07/20/2033

    157,590         177,889   

6.00% due 05/20/2032

    39,692         45,643   

6.00% due 07/20/2033

    100,795         115,931   

6.50% due 12/15/2023

    23,704         27,048   

6.50% due 03/20/2027

    1,149         1,300   

6.50% due 04/20/2027

    9,917         11,219   

7.00% due 12/15/2022

    3,724         3,772   

7.00% due 05/15/2023

    1,971         1,986   

7.00% due 06/15/2023

    1,692         1,726   

7.00% due 12/15/2023

    4,499         5,117   

7.00% due 04/15/2028

    11,541         12,037   

7.50% due 08/15/2030

    14,167         14,593   

7.50% due 09/15/2030

    4,559         4,823   

7.50% due 11/15/2030

    18,972         20,426   

7.50% due 01/15/2031

    12,554         14,462   

Government National Mtg. Assoc. REMIC

    

Series 2013-7, Class IO VRS

    

0.75% due 05/16/2053(5)(8)

    1,239,150         81,385   

Series 2012-44, Class IO VRS

    

0.76% due 03/16/2049(5)(8)

    1,674,962         84,220   

Series 2013-57, Class IO VRS

    

0.79% due 06/16/2054(5)(8)

    2,889,594         149,025   

Series 2013-74, Class IO VRS

    

0.80% due 12/16/2053(5)(8)

    2,156,661         135,822   

Series 2014-1, Class IO VRS

    

0.85% due 09/16/2055(5)(8)

    3,805,587         219,719   
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
    

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

  

Government National Mtg. Assoc. (continued)

  

Series 2012-125, Class IO VRS

    

0.86% due 02/16/2053(5)(8)

  $ 1,928,050       $ 132,885   

Series 2012-139, Class IO VRS

    

0.88% due 02/16/2053(5)(8)

    2,407,924         166,539   

Series 2012-131, Class IO VRS

    

0.90% due 02/16/2053(5)(8)

    1,889,230         145,618   

Series 2013-80, Class IO VRS

    

0.91% due 03/16/2052(5)(8)

    3,383,508         266,221   

Series 2013-101, Class IO VRS

    

0.92% due 10/16/2054(5)(8)

    2,913,693         165,099   

Series 2013-68, Class IO VRS

    

0.96% due 02/16/2046(5)(8)

    1,352,597         91,706   

Series 2014-101, Class IO VRS

    

0.96% due 04/16/2056(5)(8)

    1,220,628         96,167   

Series 2013-30, Class IO VRS

    

0.98% due 09/16/2053(5)(8)

    1,913,955         134,725   

Series 2013-40, Class IO VRS

    

1.08% due 06/16/2054(5)(8)

    2,235,191         147,080   

Series 2014-92, Class AB

    

1.78% due 06/16/2040(5)

    94,678         96,553   

Series 2014-13, Class A

    

2.60% due 09/16/2042(5)

    244,183         253,101   

Series 2014-13, Class VA VRS

    

3.00% due 01/16/2054(5)

    171,557         187,299   

Series 2011-27, Class CB VRS

    

3.48% due 07/16/2045(5)

    250,000         257,803   

Series 2012-3, Class LA

    

3.50% due 03/20/2038(6)

    292,783         308,095   

Series 2011-128, Class BI

    

4.00% due 09/16/2026(6)(8)

    813,259         85,145   

Series 2010-165, Class IP

    

4.00% due 04/20/2038(6)(8)

    584,648         62,317   

Series 2002-70, Class PA

    

4.50% due 08/20/2032(6)

    10,227         10,561   
    

 

 

 
       5,788,679   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(cost $21,673,585)

       21,866,887   
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 0.6%

  

United States Treasury Bonds — 0.2%

  

6.25% due 08/15/2023

    300,000         399,445   
    

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 0.4%

  

  

1.63% due 07/31/2019

    250,000         250,391   

2.75% due 02/15/2024

    250,000         263,066   

3.13% due 05/15/2021

    400,000         429,250   
    

 

 

 
       942,707   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $1,282,589)

       1,342,152   
    

 

 

 

LOANS (9)(10)— 0.3%

  

  

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.3%

  

  

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc. FRS
Tranche B-1
6.00% due 03/31/2021

    249,367         197,000   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc. FRS
BTL-B
5.50% due 07/25/2021

    498,750         400,870   
    

 

 

 

Total Loans
(cost $692,381)

       597,870   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
   

    
Value

(Note 2)

 
   

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $180,183,808)

    $ 213,200,059   
   

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT — 2.4%

   

Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Co., bearing interest at 0.00%, dated 12/31/2014, to be repurchased 01/02/2015 in the amount of $5,270,000 and collateralized by $3,840,000 of United States Treasury Bonds, bearing interest at 8.00% due 11/15/2021 and having an approximate value of $5,376,035
(cost $5,270,000)

  $ 5,270,000        5,270,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $185,453,808)(11)

    99.9     218,470,059   

Other assets less liabilities

    0.1        172,165   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 218,642,224   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
*   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $11,829,330 representing 5.4% of net assets. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
(1)   Fair valued security. Securities are classified as Level 2 based on the securities valuation inputs; see Note 2
(2)   Fair valued security. Securities are classified as Level 3 based on the securities valuation inputs; see Note 2
(3)   Perpetual maturity—maturity date reflects the next call date.
(4)   “Step-up” security where the rate increases (“steps-up”) at a predetermined rate. The rate reflected is as of December 31, 2014.
(5)   Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
(6)   Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
(7)   Illiquid security. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $13 representing 0.0% of net assets.
(8)   Interest Only
(9)   The Portfolio invests in senior loans which generally pay interest at rates which are periodically re-determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally either the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, such as the London Inter-Bank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) or the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or the certificate of deposit rate. Senior loans are generally considered to be restrictive in that the Portfolio is ordinarily contractually obligated to receive approval from the Agent Bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan.
(10)   Senior loans in the Portfolio are generally subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a borrower to prepay, prepayments may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.
(11)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.

ADR — American Depository Receipt

BR — Bearer Shares

BTL — Bank Term Loan

CVR — Contingent Value Rights

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

REMIC — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIPS — Separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities.

 

 

 

 

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FRS — Floating Rate Security

VRS — Variable Rate Security

The rates shown on FRS and VRS are the current interest rates at
December 31, 2014 and unless noted otherwise, the dates shown are the
original maturity dates.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted  Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks:

           

Computer Software

   $ 7,996       $ 310,350       $       $ 318,346   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     1,651,322         142,567                 1,793,889   

Medical-Drugs

     6,535,207                 0         6,535,207   

Other Industries

     120,825,776                         120,825,776   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     10,417,793                         10,417,793   

Preferred Securities/Capital Securities

             1,358,763                 1,358,763   

Asset Backed Securities

             8,948,506                 8,948,506   

Convertible Bonds & Notes

             596,669                 596,669   

U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Savings & Loans/Thrifts

                     13         13   

Other Industries

             33,846,841                 33,846,841   

Foreign Corporate Bonds & Notes

             4,751,347                 4,751,347   

U.S. Government Agencies

             21,866,887                 21,866,887   

U.S. Government Treasuries

             1,342,152                 1,342,152   

Loans

             597,870                 597,870   

Repurchase Agreement

             5,270,000                 5,270,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 139,438,094       $ 79,031,952       $ 13       $ 218,470,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

At the beginning and end of the reporting period, Level 3 investments were not considered a material portion of the Portfolio.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Medical-Drugs

     4.9

Computers

     4.1   

Applications Software

     4.1   

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     3.6   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     3.6   

Banks-Super Regional

     3.5   

Commercial Services-Finance

     3.4   

Retail-Drug Store

     3.4   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     3.4   

Retail-Discount

     2.9   

Computer Services

     2.6   

Medical-HMO

     2.5   

Multimedia

     2.5   

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     2.4   

Cosmetics & Toiletries

     2.4   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     2.1   

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     2.1   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     2.1   

Electric-Integrated

     2.0   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     1.9   

Retail-Building Products

     1.9   

Repurchase Agreements

     1.9   

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     1.8   

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.8   

Medical-Generic Drugs

     1.7   

Retail-Restaurants

     1.5   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     1.5   

E-Commerce/Services

     1.5   

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution

     1.4   

Food-Misc./Diversified

     1.4   

Apparel Manufacturers

     1.3   

Instruments-Controls

     1.2   

Insurance Brokers

     1.2   

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     1.2   

Coatings/Paint

     1.2   

Tobacco

     1.1   

Networking Products

     1.1   

Telephone-Integrated

     1.1   

Chemicals-Diversified

     1.0   

Insurance-Life/Health

     1.0   

Containers-Metal/Glass

     1.0   

Web Portals/ISP

     1.0   

Oil-Field Services

     1.0   

Computer Software

     0.9   

Publishing-Periodicals

     0.8   

Medical Products

     0.8   

Medical Information Systems

     0.8   

Rental Auto/Equipment

     0.8   

Computers-Integrated Systems

     0.8   

Electric Products-Misc.

     0.7   

Aerospace/Defense

     0.7   

Consulting Services

     0.7   

Human Resources

     0.6   

Entertainment Software

     0.6   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     0.6   

Transactional Software

     0.6   

Machinery-General Industrial

     0.5   

Banks-Commercial

     0.3   

Steel-Producers

     0.3   
  

 

 

 
     100.8%   
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 
    

COMMON STOCKS — 97.4%

    

Aerospace/Defense — 0.7%

    

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    6,015       $ 1,181,045   
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 1.3%

    

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    12,185         2,256,175   
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 4.1%

    

Intuit, Inc.

    22,490         2,073,353   

Microsoft Corp.

    80,891         3,757,387   

salesforce.com, Inc.†

    19,680         1,167,221   
    

 

 

 
       6,997,961   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.3%

    

Zions Bancorporation

    19,555         557,513   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 3.5%

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    26,460         2,413,946   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    65,835         3,609,074   
    

 

 

 
       6,023,020   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 1.8%

    

Monster Beverage Corp.†

    28,935         3,135,107   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 1.0%

    

Dow Chemical Co.

    38,875         1,773,089   
    

 

 

 

Coatings/Paint — 1.2%

    

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    7,985         2,100,374   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 3.4%

    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    26,950         2,246,821   

Equifax, Inc.

    21,450         1,734,662   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    21,670         1,867,087   
    

 

 

 
       5,848,570   
    

 

 

 

Computer Services — 2.6%

    

Accenture PLC, Class A

    22,260         1,988,041   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,
Class A†

    23,883         1,257,679   

Genpact, Ltd.†

    67,650         1,280,614   
    

 

 

 
       4,526,334   
    

 

 

 

Computer Software — 0.9%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc.†

    23,380         1,472,005   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 4.1%

    

Apple, Inc.

    64,020         7,066,528   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Integrated Systems — 0.8%

    

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    21,095         1,310,843   
    

 

 

 

Consulting Services — 0.7%

    

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A†

    17,370         1,112,549   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Metal/Glass — 1.0%

    

Crown Holdings, Inc.†

    33,920         1,726,528   
    

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 2.4%

    

Coty, Inc., Class A

    86,510         1,787,297   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    30,270         2,306,574   
    

 

 

 
       4,093,871   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 3.6%

    

Citigroup, Inc.

    41,635         2,252,870   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    62,125         3,887,782   
    

 

 

 
       6,140,652   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 1.9%

    

Dover Corp.

    2,090         149,895   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    18,090         1,229,396   
Security Description   Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 
    

Diversified Manufacturing Operations (continued)

  

  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    20,525       $ 1,943,718   
    

 

 

 
       3,323,009   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 1.5%

  

  

Priceline Group, Inc.†

    2,180         2,485,658   
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 0.7%

  

  

AMETEK, Inc.

    23,465         1,234,963   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 2.0%

  

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    27,425         1,665,246   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    12,170         1,293,549   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    7,880         538,283   
    

 

 

 
       3,497,078   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 2.1%

  

  

Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd.†

    12,646         319,059   

Intel Corp.

    60,780         2,205,706   

Micron Technology, Inc.†

    29,613         1,036,751   
    

 

 

 
       3,561,516   
    

 

 

 

Entertainment Software — 0.6%

  

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    52,510         1,058,077   
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 1.4%

  

  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    65,290         2,371,659   
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.6%

  

  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.†

    19,200         1,104,576   
    

 

 

 

Instruments-Controls — 1.2%

  

  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    21,310         2,129,295   
    

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers — 1.2%

  

  

Aon PLC

    22,400         2,124,192   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 1.0%

  

  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    19,205         1,737,284   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.8%

  

  

ACE, Ltd.

    12,440         1,429,107   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    26,670         1,111,872   

MetLife, Inc.

    10,115         547,121   
    

 

 

 
       3,088,100   
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 2.1%

  

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    16,840         2,227,090   

BlackRock, Inc.

    3,790         1,355,152   
    

 

 

 
       3,582,242   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-General Industrial — 0.5%

  

  

Middleby Corp.†

    8,770         869,107   
    

 

 

 

Medical Information Systems — 0.8%

  

  

Cerner Corp.†

    21,520         1,391,483   
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 0.8%

  

  

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

    12,645         1,434,196   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 3.6%

  

  

Celgene Corp.†

    11,810         1,321,067   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.†

    18,480         1,741,925   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    3,730         1,530,232   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    13,040         1,549,152   
    

 

 

 
       6,142,376   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 4.9%

  

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    52,420         3,094,353   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    28,510         1,966,905   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    58,870         3,343,227   
    

 

 

 
       8,404,485   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description    Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Medical-Generic Drugs — 1.7%

     

Actavis PLC†

     11,340       $ 2,919,029   
     

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 2.5%

     

Aetna, Inc.

     20,190         1,793,478   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     24,805         2,507,537   
     

 

 

 
        4,301,015   
     

 

 

 

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution — 1.4%

  

  

McKesson Corp.

     11,435         2,373,677   
     

 

 

 

Multimedia — 2.5%

     

Time Warner, Inc.

     23,630         2,018,475   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.,
Class A

     59,300         2,277,416   
     

 

 

 
        4,295,891   
     

 

 

 

Networking Products — 1.1%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     68,351         1,901,183   
     

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 2.1%

  

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     19,055         1,572,038   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     14,790         1,361,715   

Southwestern Energy Co.†

     24,649         672,671   
     

 

 

 
        3,606,424   
     

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 3.4%

     

Chevron Corp.

     23,080         2,589,114   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     23,630         2,184,594   

Phillips 66

     14,560         1,043,952   
     

 

 

 
        5,817,660   
     

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 1.0%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     8,220         460,895   

Halliburton Co.

     30,520         1,200,352   
     

 

 

 
        1,661,247   
     

 

 

 

Publishing-Periodicals — 0.8%

     

Nielsen NV

     32,110         1,436,280   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.6%

     

American Capital Agency Corp.

     45,510         993,483   
     

 

 

 

Rental Auto/Equipment — 0.8%

     

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.†

     54,485         1,358,856   
     

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 2.4%

     

PVH Corp.

     17,092         2,190,681   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     20,730         1,954,010   
     

 

 

 
        4,144,691   
     

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 1.9%

     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     47,610         3,275,568   
     

 

 

 

Retail-Discount — 2.9%

     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     17,755         2,516,771   

Dollar Tree, Inc.†

     35,635         2,507,992   
     

 

 

 
        5,024,763   
     

 

 

 

Retail-Drug Store — 3.4%

     

CVS Health Corp.

     37,225         3,585,140   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     29,555         2,252,091   
     

 

 

 
        5,837,231   
     

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 1.5%

     

Starbucks Corp.

     31,570         2,590,318   
     

 

 

 
Security Description   

Shares/

Principal

Amount

    Value
(Note 2)
 
    

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 1.2%

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     28,420      $ 2,112,459   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Producers — 0.3%

    

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     8,380        513,443   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Equipment — 0.0%

    

Nortel Networks Corp.†

     147        1   
    

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 1.1%

    

AT&T, Inc.

     55,380        1,860,214   
    

 

 

 

Tobacco — 1.1%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

     39,465        1,944,441   
    

 

 

 

Transactional Software — 0.6%

    

Solera Holdings, Inc.

     18,280        935,570   
    

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 1.0%

    

Google, Inc., Class C†

     3,179        1,673,426   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $143,219,867)

       167,438,330   
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 1.5%

    

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
(cost $2,591,247)

     12,480        2,564,640   
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $145,811,114)

       170,002,970   
    

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.9%

    

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

   $ 580,000        580,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

     755,000        755,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

     740,000        740,000   

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

     455,000        455,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

     740,000        740,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $3,270,000)

       3,270,000   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $149,081,114)(2)

     100.8     173,272,970   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

     (0.8     (1,338,276
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 171,934,694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
(1)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(2)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

 

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks

   $ 167,438,330       $       $     —       $ 167,438,330   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     2,564,640                         2,564,640   

Repurchase Agreements

             3,270,000                 3,270,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 170,002,970       $ 3,270,000       $       $ 173,272,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     6.7

Medical-Drugs

     6.4   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     4.6   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     2.5   

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     2.5   

Applications Software

     2.1   

Transport-Services

     2.1   

Insurance-Life/Health

     1.9   

Computer Services

     1.9   

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.8   

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     1.8   

Schools

     1.7   

Aerospace/Defense

     1.7   

Repurchase Agreements

     1.7   

Medical-HMO

     1.6   

Networking Products

     1.6   

Medical-Generic Drugs

     1.6   

Distribution/Wholesale

     1.5   

E-Commerce/Services

     1.5   

Commercial Services-Finance

     1.5   

Wire & Cable Products

     1.5   

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter

     1.4   

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     1.4   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1.4   

Banks-Commercial

     1.3   

Retail-Building Products

     1.2   

Banks-Super Regional

     1.2   

Retail-Discount

     1.2   

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     1.2   

Web Portals/ISP

     1.1   

Casino Hotels

     1.1   

Retail-Major Department Stores

     1.0   

Retail-Auto Parts

     1.0   

Entertainment Software

     1.0   

Retail-Automobile

     1.0   

Internet Content-Entertainment

     1.0   

Computers

     1.0   

Transport-Rail

     1.0   

Computer Software

     0.9   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     0.9   

Office Furnishings-Original

     0.9   

E-Services/Consulting

     0.9   

Electric-Integrated

     0.9   

Industrial Gases

     0.9   

Building-Residential/Commercial

     0.9   

Web Hosting/Design

     0.8   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     0.8   

Electronic Connectors

     0.7   

Oil-Field Services

     0.7   

Insurance Brokers

     0.7   

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution

     0.7   

Retail-Restaurants

     0.7   

Electric Products-Misc.

     0.7   

Medical Information Systems

     0.7   

Finance-Consumer Loans

     0.7   

Internet Security

     0.7   

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment

     0.7   

Tobacco

     0.6   

Medical Instruments

     0.6   

Brewery

     0.6   

Chemicals-Diversified

     0.6   
  

Internet Content-Information/News

     0.6

Medical Products

     0.6   

Containers-Paper/Plastic

     0.6   

Medical-Hospitals

     0.5   

Financial Guarantee Insurance

     0.5   

Electronic Measurement Instruments

     0.5   

Retail-Arts & Crafts

     0.5   

Television

     0.5   

Steel-Producers

     0.5   

Internet Infrastructure Software

     0.4   

Human Resources

     0.4   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     0.4   

Oil & Gas Drilling

     0.4   

Computers-Memory Devices

     0.4   

Wireless Equipment

     0.3   

Banks-Fiduciary

     0.3   

Appliances

     0.3   

Retail-Computer Equipment

     0.3   

Cellular Telecom

     0.3   

Multimedia

     0.3   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     0.3   

Oil Refining & Marketing

     0.3   

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker

     0.3   

Real Estate Management/Services

     0.3   

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     0.3   

Airlines

     0.2   

Retail-Vitamins & Nutrition Supplements

     0.2   

Food-Confectionery

     0.2   

Cruise Lines

     0.2   

Metal-Diversified

     0.2   

Gas-Transportation

     0.2   

Power Converter/Supply Equipment

     0.2   

Finance-Credit Card

     0.2   

Cable/Satellite TV

     0.2   

Containers-Metal/Glass

     0.2   

Computers-Integrated Systems

     0.2   

Telecommunication Equipment

     0.2   

Beverages-Wine/Spirits

     0.2   

Chemicals-Specialty

     0.2   

Diversified Financial Services

     0.1   

Non-Ferrous Metals

     0.1   

Steel-Specialty

     0.1   
  

 

 

 
     100.2
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS — 97.7%

    

Aerospace/Defense — 1.7%

    

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    26,526       $ 5,108,112   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    33,259         4,902,044   

Raytheon Co.

    10,800         1,168,236   
    

 

 

 
       11,178,392   
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

    

United Continental Holdings, Inc.†

    24,243         1,621,614   
    

 

 

 

Appliances — 0.3%

    

Electrolux AB, Series B(1)

    68,676         2,015,041   
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 2.1%

    

Intuit, Inc.

    57,883         5,336,234   

Microsoft Corp.

    111,620         5,184,749   

Verint Systems, Inc.†

    57,800         3,368,584   
    

 

 

 
       13,889,567   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 1.3%

    

First Republic Bank

    55,259         2,880,099   

M&T Bank Corp.

    38,360         4,818,783   

South State Corp.

    12,900         865,332   
    

 

 

 
       8,564,214   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Fiduciary — 0.3%

    

Northern Trust Corp.

    30,765         2,073,561   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 1.2%

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    87,003         7,937,284   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 1.8%

    

Coca-Cola Co.

    128,512         5,425,777   

Monster Beverage Corp.†

    56,969         6,172,591   
    

 

 

 
       11,598,368   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Wine/Spirits — 0.2%

    

Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.(1)

    261,427         1,016,988   
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 0.6%

    

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR

    34,930         3,923,338   
    

 

 

 

Building-Residential/Commercial — 0.9%

    

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    191,175         4,834,816   

Lennar Corp., Class A

    16,745         750,343   
    

 

 

 
       5,585,159   
    

 

 

 

Cable/Satellite TV — 0.2%

    

DIRECTV†

    13,325         1,155,277   
    

 

 

 

Casino Hotels — 1.1%

    

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    103,950         6,045,732   

Sands China, Ltd.(1)

    160,400         781,176   
    

 

 

 
       6,826,908   
    

 

 

 

Cellular Telecom — 0.3%

    

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.(1)

    132,200         1,935,163   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 0.6%

    

Celanese Corp., Series A

    45,255         2,713,490   

Huntsman Corp.

    50,400         1,148,112   
    

 

 

 
       3,861,602   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Specialty — 0.2%

    

Cabot Corp.

    22,400         982,464   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 1.5%

    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    56,665         4,724,161   

Equifax, Inc.

    60,931         4,927,490   
    

 

 

 
       9,651,651   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
    

Computer Services — 1.9%

    

Accenture PLC, Class A

    58,983       $ 5,267,772   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.,
Class A†

    69,295         3,649,075   

IGATE Corp.†

    78,305         3,091,481   
    

 

 

 
       12,008,328   
    

 

 

 

Computer Software — 0.9%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc.†

    97,669         6,149,240   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 1.0%

    

Apple, Inc.

    57,970         6,398,729   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Integrated Systems — 0.2%

    

Teradata Corp.†

    25,720         1,123,450   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Memory Devices — 0.4%

    

EMC Corp.

    77,015         2,290,426   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Metal/Glass — 0.2%

    

Constellium NV, Class A†

    68,900         1,132,027   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Paper/Plastic — 0.6%

    

Packaging Corp. of America

    46,280         3,612,154   
    

 

 

 

Cruise Lines — 0.2%

    

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.†

    31,910         1,492,112   
    

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 1.5%

    

Fossil Group, Inc.†

    32,200         3,565,828   

Rexel SA(1)

    53,341         952,502   

WESCO International, Inc.†

    69,880         5,325,555   
    

 

 

 
       9,843,885   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 2.5%

    

Citigroup, Inc.

    78,800         4,263,868   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    8,815         1,708,611   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    164,825         10,314,749   
    

 

 

 
       16,287,228   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

    

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.(1)

    18,758         856,022   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.4%

  

  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    23,100         1,569,876   

Sulzer AG(1)

    7,434         789,768   
    

 

 

 
       2,359,644   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 1.5%

    

Netflix, Inc.†

    7,090         2,422,015   

Priceline Group, Inc.†

    3,400         3,876,714   

TripAdvisor, Inc.†

    46,509         3,472,362   
    

 

 

 
       9,771,091   
    

 

 

 

E-Services/Consulting — 0.9%

    

CDW Corp.

    170,559         5,998,560   
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 0.7%

    

AMETEK, Inc.

    84,396         4,441,761   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.9%

    

PG&E Corp.

    43,180         2,298,903   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    102,925         3,697,066   
    

 

 

 
       5,995,969   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 0.3%

  

  

Microsemi Corp.†

    64,390         1,827,388   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors — 0.7%

    

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    89,495         4,815,726   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Measurement Instruments — 0.5%

  

  

Trimble Navigation, Ltd.†

    129,395         3,434,143   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

    

Entertainment Software — 1.0%

    

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    328,730       $ 6,623,909   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Consumer Loans — 0.7%

    

PRA Group, Inc.†

    76,000         4,402,680   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Credit Card — 0.2%

    

Visa, Inc., Class A

    4,615         1,210,053   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Investment Banker/Broker — 0.3%

  

  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    30,000         1,718,700   
    

 

 

 

Financial Guarantee Insurance — 0.5%

    

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

    133,008         3,456,878   
    

 

 

 

Food-Confectionery — 0.2%

    

Hershey Co.

    15,009         1,559,885   
    

 

 

 

Gas-Transportation — 0.2%

    

Snam SpA(1)

    275,739         1,360,255   
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.4%

    

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    34,800         2,372,316   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Gases — 0.9%

    

Praxair, Inc.

    44,014         5,702,454   
    

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers — 0.7%

    

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    83,123         4,757,961   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 1.9%

    

Lincoln National Corp.

    91,790         5,293,529   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    70,800         3,677,352   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    24,195         2,188,680   

Unum Group

    30,400         1,060,352   
    

 

 

 
       12,219,913   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.8%

    

ACE, Ltd.

    47,402         5,445,542   

MetLife, Inc.

    118,305         6,399,117   
    

 

 

 
       11,844,659   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 1.4%

    

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.

    7,689         4,029,015   

Markel Corp.†

    6,989         4,772,369   
    

 

 

 
       8,801,384   
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Entertainment — 1.0%

    

Facebook, Inc., Class A†

    43,495         3,393,480   

Pandora Media, Inc.†

    170,943         3,047,914   
    

 

 

 
       6,441,394   
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 0.6%

  

  

Yelp, Inc.†

    68,215         3,733,407   
    

 

 

 

Internet Infrastructure Software — 0.4%

  

  

F5 Networks, Inc.†

    19,554         2,551,113   
    

 

 

 

Internet Security — 0.7%

    

VeriSign, Inc.†

    77,212         4,401,084   
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 2.5%

  

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    23,745         3,140,276   

BlackRock, Inc.

    13,195         4,718,004   

Legg Mason, Inc.

    16,000         853,920   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

    148,269         7,386,762   
    

 

 

 
       16,098,962   
    

 

 

 

Medical Information Systems — 0.7%

    

Everyday Health, Inc.†

    30,474         449,491   

IMS Health Holdings, Inc.†

    154,806         3,969,226   
    

 

 

 
       4,418,717   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
    

Medical Instruments — 0.6%

    

Medtronic, Inc.

    55,131       $ 3,980,458   
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 0.6%

    

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    26,285         3,657,821   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 6.7%

    

Amgen, Inc.

    18,660         2,972,351   

Biogen Idec, Inc.†

    21,560         7,318,542   

Celgene Corp.†

    33,500         3,747,310   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.†

    45,595         4,297,785   

Incyte Corp.†

    78,359         5,728,827   

Medivation, Inc.†

    87,519         8,717,768   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    12,505         5,130,176   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    43,369         5,152,237   
    

 

 

 
       43,064,996   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 6.4%

    

Almirall SA†(1)

    47,428         783,891   

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

    16,000         1,126,080   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    280,978         16,586,131   

Johnson & Johnson

    37,550         3,926,603   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    245,314         13,931,382   

Roche Holding AG(1)

    13,542         3,670,430   

TESARO, Inc.†

    29,300         1,089,667   
    

 

 

 
       41,114,184   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Generic Drugs — 1.6%

    

Actavis PLC†

    39,585         10,189,575   
    

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 1.6%

    

Aetna, Inc.

    21,850         1,940,936   

Anthem, Inc.

    23,670         2,974,609   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    54,893         5,549,133   
    

 

 

 
       10,464,678   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.5%

    

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    32,030         3,563,658   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution — 0.7%

  

  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    58,125         4,692,431   
    

 

 

 

Metal-Diversified — 0.2%

    

Rio Tinto PLC ADR

    29,945         1,379,267   
    

 

 

 

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter — 1.4%

    

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    135,921         8,958,553   
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 0.3%

    

Quebecor, Inc., Class B

    69,700         1,916,180   
    

 

 

 

Networking Products — 1.6%

    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    375,315         10,439,387   
    

 

 

 

Non-Ferrous Metals — 0.1%

    

Cameco Corp.

    50,700         831,326   
    

 

 

 

Office Furnishings-Original — 0.9%

    

Herman Miller, Inc.

    119,825         3,526,450   

Knoll, Inc.

    119,500         2,529,815   
    

 

 

 
       6,056,265   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling — 0.4%

    

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.†

    82,823         2,349,689   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 4.6%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    29,675         2,448,188   

BG Group PLC(1)

    326,272         4,342,919   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    168,310         4,983,659   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    52,165         1,610,855   
 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

    

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production(continued)

  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    142,400       $ 2,786,768   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.†

    103,700         921,893   

Continental Resources, Inc.†

    58,000         2,224,880   

EQT Corp.

    37,079         2,806,880   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    30,076         4,476,813   

QEP Resources, Inc.

    37,065         749,454   

Southwestern Energy Co.†

    78,865         2,152,226   
    

 

 

 
       29,504,535   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.9%

    

Chevron Corp.

    17,465         1,959,224   

Imperial Oil, Ltd.

    96,739         4,162,679   
    

 

 

 
       6,121,903   
    

 

 

 

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment — 0.7%

    

Cameron International Corp.†

    37,390         1,867,630   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    36,905         2,418,385   
    

 

 

 
       4,286,015   
    

 

 

 

Oil Refining & Marketing — 0.3%

    

HollyFrontier Corp.

    47,750         1,789,670   
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.7%

    

Halliburton Co.

    108,355         4,261,602   

Trican Well Service, Ltd.

    113,200         542,713   
    

 

 

 
       4,804,315   
    

 

 

 

Power Converter/Supply Equipment — 0.2%

    

Generac Holdings, Inc.†

    27,140         1,269,066   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.4%

    

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    16,595         2,711,457   

Boston Properties, Inc.

    17,370         2,235,345   

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

    61,100         1,548,885   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    24,120         1,032,095   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    35,045         1,257,765   
    

 

 

 
       8,785,547   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management/Services — 0.3%

    

Realogy Holdings Corp.†

    37,625         1,673,936   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 1.2%

    

L Brands, Inc.

    35,599         3,081,094   

PVH Corp.

    24,736         3,170,413   

Vera Bradley, Inc.†

    60,585         1,234,722   
    

 

 

 
       7,486,229   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Arts & Crafts — 0.5%

    

Michaels Cos., Inc.†

    137,200         3,392,956   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Auto Parts — 1.0%

    

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    42,047         6,697,246   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Automobile — 1.0%

    

CarMax, Inc.†

    98,340         6,547,477   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 1.2%

    

Home Depot, Inc.

    20,960         2,200,171   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    84,780         5,832,864   
    

 

 

 
       8,033,035   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Computer Equipment — 0.3%

    

GameStop Corp., Class A

    58,900         1,990,820   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Discount — 1.2%

    

Dollar Tree, Inc.†

    48,875         3,439,822   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    48,100         4,130,828   
    

 

 

 
       7,570,650   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares/
Principal
Amount
     Value
(Note 2)
 
    

Retail-Major Department Stores — 1.0%

    

TJX Cos., Inc.

    98,203       $ 6,734,762   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 0.7%

    

McDonald’s Corp.

    48,240         4,520,088   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Vitamins & Nutrition Supplements — 0.2%

  

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    33,325         1,564,942   
    

 

 

 

Schools — 1.7%

    

American Public Education, Inc.†

    165,725         6,110,281   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.†

    110,524         5,157,050   
    

 

 

 
       11,267,331   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 0.3%

  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

    51,960         1,655,965   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Producers — 0.5%

    

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    50,400         3,088,008   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Specialty — 0.1%

    

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

    12,600         438,102   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Equipment — 0.2%

    

ARRIS Group, Inc.†

    35,400         1,068,726   
    

 

 

 

Television — 0.5%

    

CBS Corp., Class B

    56,845         3,145,802   
    

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.6%

    

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC(1)

    91,827         4,021,393   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Rail — 1.0%

    

Canadian National Railway Co.

    62,154         4,283,032   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    17,300         1,896,253   
    

 

 

 
       6,179,285   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 2.1%

    

FedEx Corp.

    27,750         4,819,065   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    80,193         8,915,056   
    

 

 

 
       13,734,121   
    

 

 

 

Web Hosting/Design — 0.8%

    

Web.com Group, Inc.†

    280,524         5,327,151   
    

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 1.1%

    

Google, Inc., Class A†

    5,300         2,812,498   

Google, Inc., Class C†

    8,185         4,308,584   
    

 

 

 
       7,121,082   
    

 

 

 

Wire & Cable Products — 1.5%

    

Belden, Inc.

    119,152         9,390,369   
    

 

 

 

Wireless Equipment — 0.3%

    

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    32,949         2,210,219   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $598,362,233)

       631,409,412   
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.8%

    

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
(cost $5,002,103)

    26,849         5,059,694   
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $603,364,336)

       636,469,106   
    

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.7%

    

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

  $   1,940,000         1,940,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    2,490,000         2,490,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    2,485,000         2,485,000   
 

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Security Description       
Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 
   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (continued)

  

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

  $ 1,530,000      $ 1,530,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    2,485,000        2,485,000   
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $10,930,000)

      10,930,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $614,294,336)(3)

    100.2     647,399,106   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.2     (1,170,954
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 646,228,152   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
(1)   Security was valued using fair value procedures at December 31, 2014. The aggregate value of these securities was $22,525,548 representing 3.5% of net assets. Securities are classified as Level 2 based on the securities valuation inputs. See Note 2 regarding fair value pricing for foreign equity securities.
(2)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(3)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.

ADR — American Depository Receipt

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           
Common Stocks:            

Appliances

   $       $ 2,015,041       $     —       $ 2,015,041   

Beverages-Wine/Spirits

             1,016,988                 1,016,988   

Casino Hotels

     6,045,732         781,176                 6,826,908   

Cellular Telecom

             1,935,163                 1,935,163   

Distribution/Wholesale

     8,891,383         952,502                 9,843,885   

Diversified Financial Services

             856,022                 856,022   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     1,569,876         789,768                 2,359,644   

Gas-Transportation

             1,360,255                 1,360,255   

Medical-Drugs

     36,659,863         4,454,321                 41,114,184   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     25,161,616         4,342,919                 29,504,535   

Tobacco

             4,021,393                 4,021,393   

Other Industries

     530,555,394                         530,555,394   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     5,059,694                         5,059,694   

Repurchase Agreements

             10,930,000                 10,930,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 613,943,558       $ 33,455,548       $       $ 647,399,106   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Computers

     9.3

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     5.4   

E-Commerce/Products

     5.4   

Retail-Restaurants

     3.9   

E-Commerce/Services

     3.8   

Medical-Drugs

     3.5   

Internet Content-Entertainment

     3.1   

Electric Products-Misc.

     2.9   

Distribution/Wholesale

     2.7   

Retail-Building Products

     2.6   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     2.1   

Medical-Generic Drugs

     2.1   

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     2.0   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     2.0   

Repurchase Agreements

     1.9   

Industrial Audio & Video Products

     1.9   

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     1.9   

Medical Instruments

     1.7   

Retail-Auto Parts

     1.7   

Computer Software

     1.5   

Appliances

     1.5   

Enterprise Software/Service

     1.5   

Airlines

     1.4   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     1.4   

Chemicals-Specialty

     1.4   

Web Portals/ISP

     1.3   

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter

     1.3   

Lighting Products & Systems

     1.2   

Internet Infrastructure Software

     1.2   

Medical Information Systems

     1.2   

Industrial Automated/Robotic

     1.1   

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     1.1   

Food-Retail

     1.1   

Computer Services

     1.1   

Power Converter/Supply Equipment

     1.1   

Web Hosting/Design

     1.1   

Medical Products

     1.1   

Multimedia

     1.0   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1.0   

Transport-Services

     1.0   

Hotels/Motels

     1.0   

Oil-Field Services

     1.0   

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     1.0   

Brewery

     1.0   

Networking Products

     1.0   

Physicians Practice Management

     0.9   

Transport-Rail

     0.9   

Audio/Video Products

     0.9   

Building Products-Cement

     0.9   

Heart Monitors

     0.9   

Diversified Financial Services

     0.9   

Electronic Design Automation

     0.9   

Internet Content-Information/News

     0.8   

Hazardous Waste Disposal

     0.7   

Satellite Telecom

     0.7   

Entertainment Software

     0.7   

Applications Software

     0.5   

Data Processing/Management

     0.3   

Electronic Forms

     0.2   

Computers-Memory Devices

     0.2   
  

 

 

 
     100.9
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets

    

 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS — 96.3%

    

Airlines — 1.4%

    

Spirit Airlines, Inc.†

    255,982       $ 19,347,120   
    

 

 

 

Appliances — 1.5%

    

Whirlpool Corp.

    105,658         20,470,181   
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 0.5%

    

New Relic, Inc.†(3)(4)

    78,897         2,748,772   

ServiceNow, Inc.†

    56,631         3,842,414   
    

 

 

 
       6,591,186   
    

 

 

 

Audio/Video Products — 0.9%

    

Harman International Industries, Inc.

    118,193         12,612,375   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 1.1%

    

Monster Beverage Corp.†

    137,362         14,883,173   
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 1.0%

    

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR

    122,126         13,717,192   
    

 

 

 

Building Products-Cement — 0.9%

    

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    159,528         12,128,914   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Specialty — 1.4%

    

Platform Specialty Products Corp.†(3)(4)

    819,382         19,026,050   
    

 

 

 

Computer Services — 1.1%

    

IHS, Inc., Class A†

    129,563         14,754,634   
    

 

 

 

Computer Software — 1.5%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc.†

    330,647         20,817,535   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 9.3%

    

Apple, Inc.

    1,140,255         125,861,347   
    

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 2.7%

    

Fastenal Co.

    448,357         21,323,859   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.†

    515,434         15,200,149   
    

 

 

 
       36,524,008   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

    

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.(2)

    259,793         11,855,665   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 2.1%

  

  

Danaher Corp.

    166,892         14,304,313   

Textron, Inc.

    345,876         14,564,839   
    

 

 

 
       28,869,152   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 4.9%

    

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR†

    172,644         17,944,617   

Amazon.com, Inc.†

    109,088         33,855,461   

Honest Company, Inc.†(1)(3)(4)

    41,843         1,142,314   

zulily, Inc., Class A†

    563,931         13,195,986   
    

 

 

 
       66,138,378   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 2.3%

    

Netflix, Inc.†

    51,280         17,517,761   

TripAdvisor, Inc.†

    92,379         6,897,016   

Zillow, Inc., Class A†

    58,124         6,154,750   
    

 

 

 
       30,569,527   
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 2.9%

    

Mobileye NV†(3)(4)(7)

    981,110         39,793,822   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 1.4%

  

  

First Solar, Inc.†

    275,206         12,272,812   

SunEdison, Inc.†

    349,577         6,820,247   
    

 

 

 
       19,093,059   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Design Automation — 0.9%

    

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.†

    617,120         11,706,766   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 
    

Enterprise Software/Service — 1.5%

    

Tyler Technologies, Inc.†

    102,512       $ 11,218,914   

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A†

    346,798         9,158,935   
    

 

 

 
       20,377,849   
    

 

 

 

Entertainment Software — 0.7%

    

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    454,164         9,151,405   
    

 

 

 

Food-Retail — 1.1%

    

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

    294,982         14,872,992   
    

 

 

 

Hazardous Waste Disposal — 0.7%

    

Clean Harbors, Inc.†

    208,465         10,016,743   
    

 

 

 

Heart Monitors — 0.9%

    

HeartWare International, Inc.†

    163,201         11,983,849   
    

 

 

 

Hotels/Motels — 1.0%

    

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.†

    532,812         13,901,065   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Audio & Video Products — 1.9%

    

GoPro, Inc., Class A†

    245,985         15,551,172   

Imax Corp.†

    334,456         10,334,690   
    

 

 

 
       25,885,862   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Automated/Robotic — 1.1%

    

Cognex Corp.†

    368,806         15,242,752   
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Entertainment — 3.1%

    

Facebook, Inc., Class A†

    543,253         42,384,599   
    

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 0.8%

  

  

Yelp, Inc.†

    188,456         10,314,197   
    

 

 

 

Internet Infrastructure Software — 1.2%

    

F5 Networks, Inc.†

    127,428         16,624,894   
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 1.0%

  

  

BlackRock, Inc.

    38,523         13,774,284   
    

 

 

 

Lighting Products & Systems — 1.2%

    

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    120,706         16,907,289   
    

 

 

 

Medical Information Systems — 1.2%

    

Cerner Corp.†

    243,578         15,749,754   
    

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 1.7%

    

DexCom, Inc.†

    424,946         23,393,277   
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 1.1%

    

Becton Dickinson and Co.

    104,170         14,496,297   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 5.4%

    

Celgene Corp.†

    216,513         24,219,144   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.†

    245,679         23,157,703   

Incyte Corp.†

    114,336         8,359,105   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    42,836         17,573,469   
    

 

 

 
       73,309,421   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 3.5%

    

AstraZeneca PLC(2)

    153,221         10,778,432   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    543,729         32,096,323   

H. Lundbeck A/S(2)

    155,853         3,099,467   

Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.†

    102,631         1,646,201   
    

 

 

 
       47,620,423   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Generic Drugs — 2.1%

    

Actavis PLC†

    108,804         28,007,238   
    

 

 

 

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter — 1.3%

    

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    274,795         18,111,738   
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 1.0%

    

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    370,510         14,229,437   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 
    

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

    

Networking Products — 1.0%

    

Arista Networks, Inc.†

    216,262       $ 13,140,079   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 2.0%

  

  

Energen Corp.

    151,831         9,680,745   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    118,086         17,577,101   
    

 

 

 
       27,257,846   
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 1.0%

    

Halliburton Co.

    351,168         13,811,437   
    

 

 

 

Physicians Practice Management — 0.9%

  

  

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.†

    364,560         12,646,586   
    

 

 

 

Power Converter/Supply Equipment — 1.1%

  

Generac Holdings, Inc.†

    311,472         14,564,431   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.0%

    

Paramount Group, Inc.†

    751,487         13,970,143   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 2.0%

    

Kate Spade & Co.†

    502,119         16,072,829   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    122,437         11,540,912   
    

 

 

 
       27,613,741   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Auto Parts — 1.7%

    

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    143,379         22,837,407   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 2.6%

    

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    505,456         34,775,373   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 3.9%

    

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.†

    28,583         19,565,349   

Panera Bread Co., Class A†

    109,883         19,207,548   

Starbucks Corp.

    173,429         14,229,850   
    

 

 

 
       53,002,747   
    

 

 

 

Satellite Telecom — 0.7%

    

DigitalGlobe, Inc.†

    313,425         9,706,772   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 1.9%

  

NXP Semiconductor NV†

    338,049         25,826,944   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Rail — 0.9%

    

Kansas City Southern

    103,572         12,638,891   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 1.0%

    

FedEx Corp.

    80,405         13,963,132   
    

 

 

 

Web Hosting/Design — 1.1%

    

Equinix, Inc.

    64,029         14,517,295   
    

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 1.3%

    

Dropbox, Inc.†(1)(3)(4)

    313,518         5,988,570   

Google, Inc., Class C†

    23,161         12,191,950   
    

 

 

 
       18,180,520   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,080,480,361)

       1,309,568,793   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares/
Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SECURITIES — 2.7%

  

Computers-Memory Devices — 0.2%

   

Pure Storage, Inc.
Series F†(1)(3)(4)

    177,438      $ 2,790,372   
   

 

 

 

Data Processing/Management — 0.3%

   

Cloudera, Inc.
Series F†(1)(3)(4)

    129,662        3,943,540   
   

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 0.5%

   

Honest Company, Inc.,
Series C†(1)(3)(4)

    97,634        2,665,408   

One Kings Lane, Inc.,
Series E†(1)(3)(4)

    291,563        4,320,964   
   

 

 

 
      6,986,372   
   

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 1.5%

   

Uber Technologies, Inc.,
Series D†(1)(3)(4)

    599,808        19,984,148   
   

 

 

 

Electronic Forms — 0.2%

   

Docusign, Inc.,
Series B†(1)(3)(4)

    8,662        140,844   

Docusign, Inc.,
Series B-1†(1)(3)(4)

    2,594        42,179   

Docusign, Inc.,
Series D†(1)(3)(4)

    6,224        101,202   

Docusign, Inc.,
Series E†(1)(3)(4)

    160,967        2,617,323   
   

 

 

 
      2,901,548   
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Preferred Securities
(cost $23,463,279)

      36,605,980   
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $1,103,943,640)

      1,346,174,773   
   

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.9%

   

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

  $ 4,705,000        4,705,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    6,040,000        6,040,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    6,030,000        6,030,000   

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    3,720,000        3,720,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(5)

    6,030,000        6,030,000   
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $26,525,000)

      26,525,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $1,130,468,640)(6)

    100.9     1,372,699,773   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (0.9     (12,504,580
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 1,360,195,193   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
(1)   Fair valued security. Securities are classified as Level 3 based on the securities valuation inputs; see Note 2.
(2)   Security was valued using fair value procedures at December 31, 2014. The aggregate value of these securities was $25,733,564 representing 1.9% of net assets. Securities are classified as Level 2 based on the securities valuation inputs. See Note 2 regarding fair value pricing for foreign equity securities.
 

 

 

 
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(3)   Denotes a restricted security that: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); (b) is subject to a contractual restriction on public sales; or (c) is otherwise subject to a restriction on sales by operation of applicable law. Restricted securities are valued pursuant to Note 2. Certain restricted securities held by the Portfolio may not be sold except in exempt transactions or in a public offering registered under the 1933 Act. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. The risk of investing in certain restricted securities is greater than the risk of investing in the securities of widely held, publicly traded companies. To the extent applicable, lack of a secondary market and resale restrictions may result in the inability of a Portfolio to sell a security at a fair price and may substantially delay the sale of the security. In addition, certain restricted securities may exhibit greater price volatility than securities for which secondary markets exist. As of December 31, 2014, the Portfolio held the following restricted securities:

 

Description

  Acquisition
Date
    Shares     Acquisition
Cost
    Value     Value
Per Share
    % of
Net Assets
 

Common Stocks

           

Dropbox, Inc.

    05/01/2012        313,518      $ 2,837,872      $ 5,988,570      $ 19.10        0.4

Honest Company, Inc.

    08/20/2014        41,843        1,132,159        1,142,314        27.30        0.1   

Mobileye NV

    08/13/2013        981,110        6,848,148        39,793,822        40.56        2.9   

New Relic, Inc.

    04/16/2014        78,897        2,203,495        2,748,772        34.84        0.2   

Platform Specialty Products Corp.

    10/03/2014        819,382        16,867,548        19,026,050        23.22        1.4   

Convertible Preferred Securities

           

Cloudera, Inc., Series F

    02/05/2014        129,662        1,887,879        3,943,540        30.41        0.3   

Docusign, Inc., Series B

    02/28/2014        8,662        113,753        140,844        16.26        0.0   

Docusign, Inc., Series B-1

    02/28/2014        2,594        34,065        42,179        16.26        0.0   

Docusign, Inc., Series D

    02/28/2014        6,224        81,736        101,202        16.26        0.0   

Docusign, Inc., Series E

    02/28/2014        160,967        2,113,883        2,617,323        16.26        0.2   

Honest Company, Inc., Series C

    08/20/2014        97,634        2,641,712        2,665,408        27.30        0.2   

One Kings Lane, Inc., Series E

    01/28/2014        291,563        4,495,027        4,320,964        14.82        0.3   

Description

  Acquisition
Date
    Shares     Acquisition
Cost
    Value     Value
Per Share
    % of
Net Assets
 

Pure Storage, Inc., Series F

    04/16/2014        177,438      $ 2,790,372      $ 2,790,372      $ 15.73        0.2

Uber Technologies, Inc., Series D

    06/05/2014        599,808        9,304,851        19,984,148        33.32        1.5   
       

 

 

     

 

 

 
        $ 105,305,508          7.7
       

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(4)   Illiquid security. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $105,305,508 representing 7.7% of net assets.
(5)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(6)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
(7)   Fair Valued security. Securities are classified as Level 2 based on the securities valuation inputs; see Note 2.

ADR — American Depository Receipt

 

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks:

           

Diversified Financial Services

   $       $ 11,855,665       $       $ 11,855,665   

E-Commerce/Products

     64,996,064                 1,142,314         66,138,378   

Electric Products-Misc.

             39,793,822                 39,793,822   

Medical-Drugs

     33,742,524         13,877,899                 47,620,423   

Web Portals/ISP

     12,191,950                 5,988,570         18,180,520   

Other Industries

     1,125,979,985                         1,125,979,985   

Convertible Preferred Securities

                     36,605,980         36,605,980   

Repurchase Agreements

             26,525,000                 26,525,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 1,236,910,523       $ 92,052,386       $ 43,736,864       $ 1,372,699,773   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no material transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

    

Common

Stocks

   

Convertible

Preferred

Securities

   

Warrants

 
      
      

Balance as of 12/31/2013

   $ 4,162,978      $ 7,631,074      $ 367,882   

Accrued discounts

                     

Accrued premiums

                     

Realized gain

     395,228                 

Realized loss

                     

Change in unrealized appreciation(1)

     2,193,525        13,316,764          

Change in unrealized depreciation(1)

            (956,989     (363,463

Net purchases

     1,132,159        30,311,427          

Net sales

     (753,006     (13,696,296     (4,419

Transfers in of Level 3

                     

Transfers out of Level 3

                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2014

   $ 7,130,884      $ 36,605,980      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   The total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments still held at December 31, 2014 includes:

 

   

Common

Stocks

    

Convertible

Preferred

Securities

    

Warrants

 
       
       
 

 

 

 
  $ 2,193,525       $ 13,142,701       $           —   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Any differences between the change in appreciation (depreciation) in the Level 3 reconciliation and the total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable to securities sold/no longer held at December 31, 2014.

 

 

 
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The following is quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements:

 

Description   Fair Value
at 12/31/14
  Valuation
Technique(s)
  Unobservable Input(1)   Range (weighted average)

Common Stock

  $5,988,570   Market Approach   Market Transaction Price*   $19.1012
  $1,142,314   Market Approach   2015 Estimate Revenue Multiple*   2.8x
            Discount for Lack of Marketability   10.00%

Convertible Preferred Securities

  $26,718,060   Market Approach   Market Transaction Price*   $15.72590 - $33.31758 ($27.46787)
  $5,566,956   Market Approach   2015 Estimate Revenue Multiple*   2.8 - 9.12x (7.856x)
          Discount for Lack of Marketability   10.00%
  $4,320,964   Market Approach with Option Pricing Method (“OPM”)   Last Twelve Months Revenue Multiple*   1.50x
      Discount for Lack of Marketability   10.0%
      OPM assumptions:  
     

Volatility*

  50.0%
     

Term to liquidity event in years

  1.9
           

Risk-free rate

  0.6888%

 

(1)   The significant unobservable inputs regarding the Level 3 securities in the table above are attributable to private securities and include assumptions made from non-public financial statements, private transactions, and/or market comparables. For those unobservable inputs indicated with *, a significant increase (decrease) in any of those inputs in isolation may result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement, while the remaining unobservable inputs have a inverse relationship.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Oil Companies-Integrated

     22.5

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     21.9   

Metal-Diversified

     8.9   

Oil-Field Services

     5.9   

Diversified Minerals

     4.7   

Repurchase Agreements

     3.7   

Pipelines

     3.3   

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     3.3   

Gold Mining

     3.0   

Engineering/R&D Services

     2.1   

Agricultural Chemicals

     2.0   

Metal-Copper

     2.0   

Recycling

     1.8   

Steel-Producers

     1.7   

Metal-Iron

     1.6   

Chemicals-Diversified

     1.3   

Coal

     1.1   

Rubber & Vinyl

     1.1   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     1.0   

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment

     1.0   
  

 

 

 
     93.9
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 

COMMON STOCKS — 89.9%

    

Agricultural Chemicals — 2.0%

    

Mosaic Co.

    92,071       $ 4,203,041   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 1.3%

    

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    32,681         2,594,545   
    

 

 

 

Coal — 1.1%

    

Mongolian Mining Corp.†(1)

    50,768,300         2,212,563   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Minerals — 4.7%

    

Anglo American PLC(1)

    169,999         3,145,313   

BHP Billiton PLC(1)

    301,341         6,445,627   
    

 

 

 
       9,590,940   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 1.0%

  

  

First Solar, Inc.†

    47,649         2,124,907   
    

 

 

 

Engineering/R&D Services — 2.1%

    

KBR, Inc.

    258,216         4,376,761   
    

 

 

 

Gold Mining — 3.0%

    

Alamos Gold, Inc.

    93,026         663,275   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    133,520         2,472,790   

Medusa Mining, Ltd.†(1)

    1,527,573         812,887   

New Gold, Inc.†

    498,424         2,143,223   
    

 

 

 
       6,092,175   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 3.3%

  

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    49,328         4,514,992   

Komatsu, Ltd.(1)

    98,500         2,183,699   
    

 

 

 
       6,698,691   
    

 

 

 

Metal-Copper — 2.0%

    

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

    293,587         4,172,079   
    

 

 

 

Metal-Diversified — 8.9%

    

Boliden AB(1)

    302,320         4,816,883   

MMG, Ltd.(1)

    6,440,000         1,986,044   

Rio Tinto PLC(1)

    192,252         8,857,542   

Vedanta Resources PLC(1)

    278,464         2,458,941   
    

 

 

 
       18,119,410   
    

 

 

 

Metal-Iron — 1.6%

    

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.(1)

    1,496,197         3,297,151   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 21.9%

  

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    20,871         1,721,857   

Apache Corp.

    65,064         4,077,561   

Beach Energy, Ltd.(1)

    3,155,084         2,699,498   

BG Group PLC(1)

    733,196         9,759,375   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    35,701         1,057,107   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    76,800         2,374,467   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    14,295         1,515,270   

Cobalt International Energy, Inc.†

    162,817         1,447,443   

ConocoPhillips

    94,492         6,525,618   

DNO ASA†(1)

    386,095         821,639   

Energen Corp.

    32,718         2,086,100   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    16,680         1,535,728   

Oil Search, Ltd.(1)

    102,755         663,882   

Ophir Energy PLC†(1)

    677,631         1,471,357   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    8,134         1,210,746   

Santos, Ltd.(1)

    222,763         1,505,050   

Tullow Oil PLC(1)

    339,370         2,147,284   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.†

    63,834         2,106,522   
    

 

 

 
       44,726,504   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 22.2%

    

BP PLC(1)

    329,353         2,091,306   
Security Description   Shares/
Principal
Amount
    Value
(Note 2)
 

Oil Companies-Integrated (continued)

   

Chevron Corp.

    64,060      $ 7,186,251   

Eni SpA(1)

    180,712        3,156,173   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    135,689        12,544,448   

Galp Energia SGPS SA(1)

    196,445        1,987,422   

Imperial Oil, Ltd.

    114,074        4,908,604   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A(1)

    320,861        10,635,418   

Statoil ASA(1)

    162,801        2,852,995   
   

 

 

 
      45,362,617   
   

 

 

 

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment — 1.0%

   

Cameron International Corp.†

    39,153        1,955,692   
   

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 5.9%

   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    33,185        1,860,683   

Halliburton Co.

    85,764        3,373,098   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

    50,439        4,307,995   

Technip SA(1)

    41,005        2,448,559   
   

 

 

 
      11,990,335   
   

 

 

 

Pipelines — 3.3%

   

Enbridge, Inc.

    41,832        2,150,583   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    109,682        4,640,645   
   

 

 

 
      6,791,228   
   

 

 

 

Recycling — 1.8%

   

Umicore SA(1)

    90,261        3,635,452   
   

 

 

 

Rubber & Vinyl — 1.1%

   

JSR Corp.(1)

    128,600        2,208,296   
   

 

 

 

Steel-Producers — 1.7%

   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.(1)...

    1,428,000        3,543,888   
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $224,583,426)

      183,696,275   
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES — 0.3%

   

Oil Companies-Integrated — 0.3%

   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR
(cost $1,267,071)

    93,386        707,866   
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $225,850,497)

      184,404,141   
   

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 3.7%

   

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

  $ 1,320,000        1,320,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    1,700,000        1,700,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    1,695,000        1,695,000   

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    1,045,000        1,045,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(2)

    1,695,000        1,695,000   
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $7,455,000)

      7,455,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $233,305,497)(3)

    93.9     191,859,141   

Other assets less liabilities

    6.1        12,462,606   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 204,321,747   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
 

 

 

 

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(1)   Security was valued using fair value procedures at December 31, 2014. The aggregate value of these securities was $87,844,244 representing 43.0 % of net assets. Securities are classified as Level 2 based on the securities valuation inputs. See Note 2 regarding fair value pricing for foreign equity securities.
(2)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(3)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
ADR   — American Depository Receipt
 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks:

           

Agricultural Chemicals

   $ 4,203,041       $       $         —       $ 4,203,041   

Chemicals-Diversified

     2,594,545                         2,594,545   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     2,124,907                         2,124,907   

Engineering/R&D Services

     4,376,761                         4,376,761   

Gold Mining

     5,279,288         812,887                 6,092,175   

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     4,514,992         2,183,699                 6,698,691   

Metal-Copper

     4,172,079                         4,172,079   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     25,658,419         19,068,085                 44,726,504   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     24,639,303         20,723,314                 45,362,617   

Oil Field Machinery & Equipment

     1,955,692                         1,955,692   

Oil-Field Services

     9,541,776         2,448,559                 11,990,335   

Pipelines

     6,791,228                         6,791,228   

Other Industries

             42,607,700                 42,607,700   

Preferred Securities

     707,866                         707,866   

Repurchase Agreements

             7,455,000                 7,455,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 96,559,897       $ 95,299,244       $       $ 191,859,141   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. Securities currently valued at $49,252,085 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 due to foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted for fair value pricing procedures for foreign equity securities. There were no additional transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

United States Treasury Notes

     17.7

Repurchase Agreements

     8.9   

Federal National Mtg. Assoc.

     5.2   

United States Treasury Bonds

     3.4   

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp.

     3.3   

Medical-Drugs

     3.1   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     3.0   

Computers

     2.6   

Applications Software

     2.6   

Government National Mtg. Assoc.

     2.3   

Banks-Super Regional

     2.3   

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     2.2   

Commercial Services-Finance

     2.2   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     2.2   

Retail-Drug Store

     2.2   

Retail-Discount

     1.9   

Multimedia

     1.7   

Computer Services

     1.7   

Medical-HMO

     1.6   

Electric-Integrated

     1.5   

Cosmetics & Toiletries

     1.5   

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     1.5   

Diversified Manufacturing Operations

     1.4   

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     1.4   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     1.4   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     1.2   

Retail-Building Products

     1.2   

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.2   

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     1.2   

Medical-Generic Drugs

     1.1   

Retail-Restaurants

     0.9   

E-Commerce/Services

     0.9   

Food-Misc./Diversified

     0.9   

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution

     0.9   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     0.9   

Apparel Manufacturers

     0.8   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     0.8   

Insurance Brokers

     0.8   

Instruments-Controls

     0.8   

Coatings/Paint

     0.8   

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     0.8   

Tobacco

     0.7   

Networking Products

     0.7   

Telephone-Integrated

     0.7   

Chemicals-Diversified

     0.7   

Containers-Metal/Glass

     0.7   

Insurance-Life/Health

     0.6   

Oil-Field Services

     0.6   

Web Portals/ISP

     0.6   

Computer Software

     0.6   

Medical Products

     0.5   

Rental Auto/Equipment

     0.5   

Publishing-Periodicals

     0.5   

Medical Information Systems

     0.5   

Computers-Integrated Systems

     0.5   

Airlines

     0.5   

Electric Products-Misc.

     0.5   

Human Resources

     0.5   

Aerospace/Defense

     0.4   

Insurance-Mutual

     0.4   

Consulting Services

     0.4   

Entertainment Software

     0.4   

Transactional Software

     0.4   

Transport-Services

     0.3   

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     0.3   

Machinery-General Industrial

     0.3   

Agricultural Operations

     0.3   

Banks-Commercial

     0.2   

Steel-Producers

     0.2   

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.2   

Finance-Credit Card

     0.1   
  

 

 

 
     107.8
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
+   See Note 12
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 

COMMON STOCKS — 62.6%

  

Aerospace/Defense — 0.4%

  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    500       $ 98,175   
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 0.8%

  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    1,020         188,863   
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 2.6%

  

Intuit, Inc.

    1,820         167,786   

Microsoft Corp.

    6,740         313,073   

salesforce.com, Inc.†

    1,610         95,489   
    

 

 

 
       576,348   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 0.2%

  

Zions Bancorporation

    1,810         51,603   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Super Regional — 2.3%

  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    2,210         201,618   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    5,490         300,962   
    

 

 

 
       502,580   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 1.2%

  

Monster Beverage Corp.†

    2,415         261,665   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Diversified — 0.7%

  

Dow Chemical Co.

    3,250         148,232   
    

 

 

 

Coatings/Paint — 0.8%

  

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    670         176,237   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 2.2%

  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    2,250         187,582   

Equifax, Inc.

    1,790         144,757   

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    1,810         155,950   
    

 

 

 
       488,289   
    

 

 

 

Computer Services — 1.7%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,820         162,544   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A†

    1,994         105,004   

Genpact, Ltd.†

    5,690         107,712   
    

 

 

 
       375,260   
    

 

 

 

Computer Software — 0.6%

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.†

    1,960         123,402   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 2.6%

  

Apple, Inc.

    5,270         581,703   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Integrated Systems — 0.5%

  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    1,765         109,677   
    

 

 

 

Consulting Services — 0.4%

  

Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A†

    1,450         92,873   
    

 

 

 

Containers-Metal/Glass — 0.7%

  

Crown Holdings, Inc.†

    2,870         146,083   
    

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 1.5%

  

Coty, Inc., Class A

    7,300         150,818   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    2,530         192,786   
    

 

 

 
       343,604   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 2.3%

  

Citigroup, Inc.

    3,475         188,032   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    5,185         324,478   
    

 

 

 
       512,510   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 1.4%

  

Dover Corp.

    621         44,538   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    1,510         102,620   
Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations (continued)

  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,710       $ 161,937   
    

 

 

 
       309,095   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 0.9%

  

Priceline Group, Inc.†

    180         205,238   
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 0.5%

  

AMETEK, Inc.

    1,960         103,155   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 1.3%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    2,290         139,049   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    1,020         108,416   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    730         49,866   
    

 

 

 
       297,331   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 1.2%

  

Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd.†

    402         10,142   

Intel Corp.

    4,880         177,095   

Micron Technology, Inc.†

    2,480         86,825   
    

 

 

 
       274,062   
    

 

 

 

Entertainment Software — 0.4%

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    4,210         84,832   
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 0.9%

  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    5,500         199,787   
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.5%

  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.†

    1,750         100,677   
    

 

 

 

Instruments-Controls — 0.8%

  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,770         176,858   
    

 

 

 

Insurance Brokers — 0.8%

  

Aon PLC

    1,870         177,332   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 0.6%

  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    1,600         144,736   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.2%

  

ACE, Ltd.

    1,040         119,475   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    2,230         92,969   

MetLife, Inc.

    940         50,844   
    

 

 

 
       263,288   
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 1.4%

  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    1,410         186,473   

BlackRock, Inc.

    320         114,419   
    

 

 

 
       300,892   
    

 

 

 

Machinery-General Industrial — 0.3%

  

Middleby Corp.†

    730         72,343   
    

 

 

 

Medical Information Systems — 0.5%

  

Cerner Corp.†

    1,800         116,388   
    

 

 

 

Medical Products — 0.5%

  

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

    1,060         120,225   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 2.2%

  

Celgene Corp.†

    960         107,386   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.†

    1,480         139,505   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    310         127,177   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

    1,050         124,740   
    

 

 

 
       498,808   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 3.1%

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    4,370         257,961   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    2,380         164,196   
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Shares     

Value
(Note 2)

 

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

  

Medical-Drugs (continued)

  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    4,910       $ 278,839   
    

 

 

 
       700,996   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Generic Drugs — 1.1%

  

Actavis PLC†

    910         234,243   
    

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 1.6%

  

Aetna, Inc.

    1,610         143,016   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    2,070         209,257   
    

 

 

 
       352,273   
    

 

 

 

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution — 0.9%

  

McKesson Corp.

    955         198,239   
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 1.6%

  

Time Warner, Inc.

    1,970         168,277   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

    4,940         189,721   
    

 

 

 
       357,998   
    

 

 

 

Networking Products — 0.7%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    5,766         160,381   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 1.4%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1,595         131,588   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    1,240         114,167   

Southwestern Energy Co.†

    2,025         55,262   
    

 

 

 
       301,017   
    

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 2.2%

  

Chevron Corp.

    1,925         215,946   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    1,970         182,127   

Phillips 66

    1,220         87,474   
    

 

 

 
       485,547   
    

 

 

 

Oil-Field Services — 0.6%

  

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    770         43,174   

Halliburton Co.

    2,550         100,291   
    

 

 

 
       143,465   
    

 

 

 

Publishing-Periodicals — 0.5%

  

Nielsen NV

    2,660         118,982   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.4%

  

American Capital Agency Corp.

    3,800         82,954   
    

 

 

 

Rental Auto/Equipment — 0.5%

  

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.†

    4,790         119,463   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 1.5%

  

PVH Corp.

    1,430         183,283   

Ross Stores, Inc.

    1,670         157,414   
    

 

 

 
       340,697   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Building Products — 1.2%

  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    3,975         273,480   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Discount — 1.9%

  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    1,480         209,790   

Dollar Tree, Inc.†

    2,970         209,029   
    

 

 

 
       418,819   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Drug Store — 2.2%

  

CVS Health Corp.

    3,105         299,043   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    2,385         181,737   
    

 

 

 
       480,780   
    

 

 

 

Retail-Restaurants — 0.9%

  

Starbucks Corp.

    2,530         207,586   
    

 

 

 
Security Description  

Shares/

Principal

Amount

    

Value
(Note 2)

 

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 0.8%

  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    2,370       $ 176,162   
    

 

 

 

Steel-Producers — 0.2%

  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    790         48,403   
    

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.7%

  

AT&T, Inc.

    4,620         155,186   
    

 

 

 

Tobacco — 0.7%

  

Altria Group, Inc.

    3,285         161,852   
    

 

 

 

Transactional Software — 0.4%

  

Solera Holdings, Inc.

    1,560         79,841   
    

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 0.6%

  

Google, Inc., Class C†

    263         138,443   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $12,183,349)

       13,958,958   
    

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.8%

    

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
(cost $176,763)

    870         178,785   
    

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES/CAPITAL SECURITIES — 0.7%

  

Insurance-Mutual — 0.4%

  

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
7.88% due 10/15/2026*

  $ 75,000         94,515   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 0.3%

  

ACE Capital Trust II
9.70% due 04/01/2030

    50,000         74,525   
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities/Capital Securities
(cost $133,469)

       169,040   
    

 

 

 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 2.9%

  

Agricultural Operations — 0.3%

  

Cargill, Inc.
Senior Notes
4.31% due 05/14/2021*

    53,000         58,287   
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.5%

  

Continental Airlines, Inc.
Pass Through Certs.
Series 2007-1, Class A
5.98% due 10/19/2023

    24,768         27,183   

Southwest Airlines Co.
Senior Notes
5.75% due 12/15/2016

    50,000         54,023   

Southwest Airlines Co.
Pass Through Certs.
Series 2007-1, Class A
6.15% due 02/01/2024

    22,021         25,269   
    

 

 

 
       106,475   
    

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.2%

  

Daimler Finance North America LLC
Company Guar. Notes
8.50% due 01/18/2031

    25,000         38,237   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 0.7%

  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Senior Notes
6.40% due 05/15/2038

    35,000         45,729   

Morgan Stanley
Senior Notes
5.45% due 01/09/2017

    100,000         107,371   
    

 

 

 
       153,100   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description  

Principal

Amount

    

Value
(Note 2)

 

U.S. CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (continued)

  

Electric-Integrated — 0.2%

  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
Senior Notes
5.30% due 12/01/2016

  $ 35,000       $ 37,834   

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
1st Mtg. Bonds
5.25% due 01/15/2018

    10,000         11,075   
    

 

 

 
       48,909   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Credit Card — 0.1%

  

Discover Financial Services
Senior Notes
6.45% due 06/12/2017

    10,000         11,049   
    

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 0.0%

  

Eaton Vance Corp.
Senior Notes
6.50% due 10/02/2017

    3,000         3,366   
    

 

 

 

Multimedia — 0.1%

  

21st Century Fox America, Inc.
Company Guar. Notes
6.40% due 12/15/2035

    25,000         32,629   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.5%

  

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP
Company Guar. Notes
6.00% due 04/01/2016

    25,000         26,372   

HCP, Inc.
Senior Notes
6.00% due 01/30/2017

    15,000         16,367   

Kimco Realty Corp.
Senior Notes
5.78% due 03/15/2016

    40,000         42,126   

Liberty Property LP
Senior Notes
6.63% due 10/01/2017

    10,000         11,206   

Realty Income Corp.
Senior Notes
6.75% due 08/15/2019

    15,000         17,669   
    

 

 

 
       113,740   
    

 

 

 

Transport-Services — 0.3%

  

Federal Express Corp.
Pass Through Certs.
Series 981A, Class A
6.72% due 07/15/2023

    64,954         75,996   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes
(cost $566,503)

       641,788   
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES — 10.8%

  

Federal Home Loan Mtg. Corp. — 3.3%

  

4.00% due January TBA

    300,000         319,781   

4.50% due 02/01/2039

    170,792         185,205   

5.50% due January TBA

    200,000         223,422   
    

 

 

 
       728,408   
    

 

 

 

Federal National Mtg. Assoc. — 5.2%

  

3.50% due January TBA

    50,000         52,121   

4.50% due January TBA

    900,000         976,922   

5.00% due 03/01/2019

    59,264         63,418   

5.00% due 04/01/2019

    16,403         17,568   

6.00% due 06/01/2040

    49,355         56,045   
    

 

 

 
       1,166,074   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Principal
Amount
    

Value
(Note 2)

 

Government National Mtg. Assoc. — 2.3%

  

5.00% due 11/15/2034

  $ 47,971       $ 53,102   

5.00% due 11/15/2035

    36,737         40,472   

6.00% due January TBA

    200,000         226,000   

6.50% due 09/15/2023

    3,403         3,883   

6.50% due 10/15/2023

    490         559   

6.50% due 11/15/2023

    29,610         33,788   

6.50% due 12/15/2023

    48,993         55,905   

6.50% due 09/15/2028

    3,269         3,730   

6.50% due 11/15/2028

    12,250         13,979   

6.50% due 10/15/2031

    1,083         1,236   

6.50% due 02/15/2035

    31,717         36,884   

7.00% due 01/15/2033

    5,276         6,267   

7.00% due 05/15/2033

    31,362         36,878   
    

 

 

 
       512,683   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agencies
(cost $2,350,245)

       2,407,165   
    

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 21.1%

  

United States Treasury Bonds — 3.4%

  

2.88% due 05/15/2043

    310,000         317,071   

3.38% due 05/15/2044

    65,000         73,176   

3.63% due 02/15/2044

    20,000         23,536   

4.38% due 11/15/2039

    40,000         52,450   

4.63% due 02/15/2040

    210,000         285,469   
    

 

 

 
       751,702   
    

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 17.7%

  

0.25% due 11/30/2015

    335,000         335,000   

0.50% due 07/31/2016

    50,000         50,023   

1.00% due 09/15/2017

    350,000         350,191   

1.00% due 05/31/2018

    500,000         495,156   

1.25% due 10/31/2015

    200,000         201,609   

1.25% due 11/30/2018

    175,000         173,770   

1.38% due 09/30/2018

    170,000         169,841   

1.50% due 01/31/2019

    120,000         120,047   

1.63% due 07/31/2019

    300,000         300,469   

1.63% due 08/15/2022

    405,000         393,926   

1.63% due 11/15/2022

    70,000         67,906   

1.75% due 09/30/2019

    210,000         211,230   

1.75% due 05/15/2023

    30,000         29,210   

2.38% due 08/15/2024

    60,000         61,111   

2.75% due 11/15/2023

    105,000         110,537   

2.75% due 02/15/2024

    345,000         363,032   

3.88% due 05/15/2018

    300,000         326,156   

4.63% due 02/15/2017

    175,000         189,328   
    

 

 

 
       3,948,542   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $4,507,989)

       4,700,244   
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $19,918,318)

       22,055,980   
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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Security Description   Principal
Amount
   

Value
(Note 2)

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 8.9%

  

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

  $ 350,000      $ 350,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

    460,000        460,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

    450,000        450,000   

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

    275,000        275,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(1)

    450,000        450,000   
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $1,985,000)

      1,985,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $21,903,318)(2)

    107.8     24,040,980   

Liabilities in excess of other assets

    (7.8     (1,747,459
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 22,293,521   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
*   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $152,802 representing 0.7% of net assets. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
@   See Note 12
(1)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(2)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

TBA — Securities purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no definite maturity date. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement date.

 

 

Open Futures Contracts                              
Number
of
Contracts
    Type    Description    Expiration
Month
   Value at
Trade Date
     Value as of
December 31,
2014
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  6      Short   

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

  

March 2015

   $ 604,960       $ 615,720       $ (10,760
  2      Short   

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

  

March 2015

     253,527         253,594         (67
                

 

 

 
                 $ (10,827
                

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable  Inputs
     Level 3 -  Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks

   $ 13,958,958       $       $       $ 13,958,958   

Exchange-Traded Funds

     178,785                         178,785   

Preferred Securities/Capital Securities

             169,040                 169,040   

U.S. Corporate Bonds & Notes:

           

Airlines

             54,023         52,452         106,475   

Transport-Services

                     75,996         75,996   

Other Industries

             459,317                 459,317   

U.S. Government Agencies

             2,407,165                 2,407,165   

U.S. Government Treasuries

             4,700,244                 4,700,244   

Repurchase Agreements

             1,985,000                 1,985,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 14,137,743       $ 9,774,789       $ 128,448       $ 24,040,980   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

           

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Open Futures Contracts

   $ 10,827       $       $       $ 10,827   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
+   Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forward, swap and written option contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

At the beginning and end of the reporting period, Level 3 investments were not considered a material portion of the Portfolio.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO PROFILE — December 31, 2014 — (unaudited)

 

Industry Allocation*

 

Sovereign

     29.3

Medical-Drugs

     6.3   

Banks-Commercial

     4.3   

Medical-Biomedical/Gene

     3.6   

Investment Management/Advisor Services

     2.4   

Applications Software

     2.3   

Beverages-Non-alcoholic

     1.9   

Advertising Agencies

     1.7   

Repurchase Agreements

     1.6   

E-Commerce/Products

     1.5   

Brewery

     1.5   

United States Treasury Notes

     1.4   

Real Estate Management/Services

     1.4   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     1.4   

Oil Companies-Integrated

     1.3   

Aerospace/Defense

     1.3   

Industrial Gases

     1.2   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     1.2   

Web Portals/ISP

     1.2   

Building Products-Cement

     1.1   

Metal Processors & Fabrication

     1.1   

Insurance-Multi-line

     1.0   

Multimedia

     1.0   

Computers

     0.9   

Computers-Memory Devices

     0.9   

Pipelines

     0.9   

Networking Products

     0.9   

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original

     0.9   

Diversified Financial Services

     0.8   

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production

     0.8   

Transport-Rail

     0.8   

Commercial Services-Finance

     0.8   

Real Estate Operations & Development

     0.8   

Apparel Manufacturers

     0.8   

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution

     0.7   

Hotels/Motels

     0.7   

Medical-HMO

     0.7   

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits

     0.7   

Food-Retail

     0.7   

Insurance-Property/Casualty

     0.7   

Finance-Other Services

     0.7   

Medical Products

     0.7   

United States Treasury Bonds

     0.7   

Food-Misc./Diversified

     0.6   

Publishing-Periodicals

     0.6   

Telephone-Integrated

     0.6   

Retail-Apparel/Shoe

     0.6   

Machinery-Electrical

     0.6   

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter

     0.6   

Electric Products-Misc.

     0.6   

Appliances

     0.6   

Building-Residential/Commercial

     0.5   

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

     0.5   

Computer Services

     0.5   

Insurance-Life/Health

     0.5   

Medical Instruments

     0.5   

Airlines

     0.5   

Human Resources

     0.5   

Electric-Integrated

     0.5   

Medical-Hospitals

     0.4   

Cosmetics & Toiletries

     0.4   

Retail-Auto Parts

     0.4   
  

Chemicals-Specialty

     0.4

Internet Content-Information/News

     0.3   

Semiconductor Equipment

     0.3   

Diversified Operations

     0.3   

Transactional Software

     0.3   

E-Commerce/Services

     0.3   

Rubber-Tires

     0.3   

Gas-Distribution

     0.2   

Medical-Generic Drugs

     0.2   
  

 

 

 
     99.2
  

 

 

 

 

*   Calculated as a percentage of net assets
 

 

 

 

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Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
    

COMMON STOCKS — 66.2%

  

Advertising Agencies — 1.7%

  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.†

    475       $ 135,874   

WPP PLC(1)

    10,286         213,395   
    

 

 

 
       349,269   
    

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense — 1.3%

  

Raytheon Co.

    1,620         175,236   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.†

    899         92,363   
    

 

 

 
       267,599   
    

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.5%

  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

    539         28,907   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA†(1)

    10,120         75,628   
    

 

 

 
       104,535   
    

 

 

 

Apparel Manufacturers — 0.8%

  

VF Corp.

    2,130         159,537   
    

 

 

 

Appliances — 0.6%

  

Electrolux AB, Series B(1)

    4,014         117,776   
    

 

 

 

Applications Software — 2.3%

  

Microsoft Corp.

    7,510         348,839   

salesforce.com, Inc.†

    2,205         130,779   
    

 

 

 
       479,618   
    

 

 

 

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks — 0.5%

  

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.(1)

    9,057         110,501   
    

 

 

 

Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original — 0.9%

  

Delphi Automotive PLC

    1,230         89,446   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.†

    904         94,721   
    

 

 

 
       184,167   
    

 

 

 

Banks-Commercial — 4.3%

    

Alpha Bank AE†(1)

    116,657         65,988   

Banca Generali SpA(1)

    2,740         76,057   

CaixaBank SA(1)

    15,595         81,003   

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H(1)

    120,000         97,359   

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA†(1)

    13,441         75,494   

ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR

    16,510         190,691   

ING Groep NV CVA†(1)

    19,127         247,649   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS(1)

    17,845         71,504   
    

 

 

 
       905,745   
    

 

 

 

Beverages-Non-alcoholic — 1.9%

    

Coca-Cola Co.

    4,930         208,145   

Monster Beverage Corp.†

    1,750         189,612   
    

 

 

 
       397,757   
    

 

 

 

Brewery — 1.5%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV(1)

    2,739         308,230   
    

 

 

 

Building Products-Cement — 1.1%

  

CRH PLC(1)

    3,861         91,706   

Vulcan Materials Co.

    2,275         149,536   
    

 

 

 
       241,242   
    

 

 

 

Building-Residential/Commercial — 0.5%

  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.(1)

    5,845         110,679   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals-Specialty — 0.4%

  

Brenntag AG(1)

    1,299         73,094   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services-Finance — 0.8%

  

Equifax, Inc.

    1,995         161,336   
    

 

 

 
Security Description   Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
    

Computer Services — 0.5%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

    1,200       $ 107,172   
    

 

 

 

Computers — 0.9%

  

Apple, Inc.

    1,800         198,684   
    

 

 

 

Computers-Memory Devices — 0.9%

  

Western Digital Corp.

    1,770         195,939   
    

 

 

 

Cosmetics & Toiletries — 0.4%

  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A

    1,202         91,592   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Banking Institutions — 1.2%

  

Citigroup, Inc.

    2,300         124,453   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.(1)

    23,665         129,711   
    

 

 

 
       254,164   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

  

Julius Baer Group, Ltd.(1)

    3,869         176,562   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Operations — 0.3%

  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.†

    1,633         63,957   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Products — 1.5%

  

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR†

    1,419         147,491   

Amazon.com, Inc.†

    375         116,381   

Rakuten, Inc.(1)

    4,015         55,899   
    

 

 

 
       319,771   
    

 

 

 

E-Commerce/Services — 0.3%

  

Priceline Group, Inc.†

    52         59,291   
    

 

 

 

Electric Products-Misc. — 0.6%

  

Legrand SA(1)

    2,353         123,177   
    

 

 

 

Electric-Integrated — 0.5%

  

Edison International

    1,520         99,530   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Components-Semiconductors — 1.4%

  

Intel Corp.

    4,310         156,410   

SK Hynix, Inc.†(1)

    3,278         141,148   
    

 

 

 
       297,558   
    

 

 

 

Finance-Other Services — 0.7%

  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.(1)

    6,600         145,191   
    

 

 

 

Food-Misc./Diversified — 0.6%

  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    3,545         128,772   
    

 

 

 

Food-Retail — 0.7%

  

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.(1)

    4,050         146,086   
    

 

 

 

Gas-Distribution — 0.2%

  

ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.(1)

    8,000         45,241   
    

 

 

 

Hotels/Motels — 0.7%

  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.†

    5,800         151,322   
    

 

 

 

Human Resources — 0.5%

  

Robert Half International, Inc.

    1,710         99,830   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Gases — 1.2%

  

Air Liquide SA(1)

    2,116         261,090   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Life/Health — 0.5%

  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,845         106,401   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Multi-line — 1.0%

  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA(1)

    8,525         174,212   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA(1)

    3,600         43,215   
    

 

 

 
       217,427   
    

 

 

 

Insurance-Property/Casualty — 0.7%

  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd.†(1)

    30,000         58,046   
 

 

 

 
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Security Description        Shares          
Value
(Note 2)
 
      

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

  

Insurance-Property/Casualty (continued)

  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.(1)

      2,700       $ 87,682   
      

 

 

 
         145,728   
      

 

 

 

Internet Content-Information/News — 0.3%

  

M3, Inc.†(1)

      4,200         69,842   
      

 

 

 

Investment Management/Advisor Services — 2.4%

  

BlackRock, Inc.

      1,023         365,784   

Legg Mason, Inc.

      1,670         89,128   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

      3,770         59,095   
      

 

 

 
         514,007   
      

 

 

 

Machinery-Electrical — 0.6%

  

Hitachi, Ltd.(1)

      17,000         124,393   
      

 

 

 

Medical Instruments — 0.5%

  

Olympus Corp.†(1)

      3,005         105,884   
      

 

 

 

Medical Products — 0.7%

  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

      1,020         141,943   
      

 

 

 

Medical-Biomedical/Gene — 3.6%

  

Amgen, Inc.

      875         139,379   

Biogen Idec, Inc.†

      260         88,257   

Celgene Corp.†

      1,750         195,755   

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

      1,070         38,274   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

      467         191,586   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.†

      870         103,356   
      

 

 

 
         756,607   
      

 

 

 

Medical-Drugs — 6.3%

  

Alkermes PLC†

      2,341         137,089   

AstraZeneca PLC(1)

      4,561         320,847   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      6,469         381,865   

Eli Lilly & Co.

      2,485         171,440   

Merck & Co., Inc.

      2,996         170,143   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.(1)

      1,565         64,941   

Zoetis, Inc.

      2,050         88,211   
      

 

 

 
         1,334,536   
      

 

 

 

Medical-Generic Drugs — 0.2%

  

Actavis PLC†

      170         43,760   
      

 

 

 

Medical-HMO — 0.7%

  

Aetna, Inc.

      1,685         149,679   
      

 

 

 

Medical-Hospitals — 0.4%

  

HCA Holdings, Inc.†

      1,260         92,471   
      

 

 

 

Medical-Wholesale Drug Distribution — 0.7%

  

McKesson Corp.

      734         152,364   
      

 

 

 

Metal Processors & Fabrication — 1.1%

  

Assa Abloy AB, Class B(1)

      2,444         129,158   

SKF AB, Class B(1)

      4,892         102,913   
      

 

 

 
         232,071   
      

 

 

 

Motorcycle/Motor Scooter — 0.6%

  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

      1,881         123,977   
      

 

 

 

Multimedia — 1.0%

  

Markit Ltd†

      3,040         80,347   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class A

      3,220         123,664   
      

 

 

 
         204,011   
      

 

 

 

Networking Products — 0.9%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      6,680         185,804   
      

 

 

 
Security Description          Shares/
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 
      

Oil Companies-Exploration & Production — 0.8%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

      2,050       $ 169,125   
      

 

 

 

Oil Companies-Integrated — 1.3%

  

Imperial Oil, Ltd.

      3,830         164,996   

Marathon Oil Corp.

      580         16,408   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR

      7,530         54,969   

Phillips 66

      660         47,322   
      

 

 

 
         283,695   
      

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.9%

  

TransCanada Corp.

      3,885         190,940   
      

 

 

 

Publishing-Periodicals — 0.6%

  

Nielsen NV

      2,852         127,570   
      

 

 

 

Real Estate Management/Services — 1.4%

  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A†

      3,220         110,285   

Deutsche Annington Immobilien SE(1)

      5,508         187,357   
      

 

 

 
         297,642   
      

 

 

 

Real Estate Operations & Development — 0.8%

  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.(1)

      5,980         160,835   
      

 

 

 

Retail-Apparel/Shoe — 0.6%

  

L Brands, Inc.

      1,440         124,632   
      

 

 

 

Retail-Auto Parts — 0.4%

  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

      500         79,640   
      

 

 

 

Rubber-Tires — 0.3%

  

Continental AG(1)

      273         57,972   
      

 

 

 

Semiconductor Components-Integrated Circuits — 0.7%

  

NXP Semiconductor NV†

      1,949         148,904   
      

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%

  

Applied Materials, Inc.

      2,637         65,714   
      

 

 

 

Telephone-Integrated — 0.6%

  

Koninklijke KPN NV(1)

      40,353         127,224   
      

 

 

 

Transactional Software — 0.3%

  

Solera Holdings, Inc.

      1,235         63,207   
      

 

 

 

Transport-Rail — 0.8%

  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

      1,520         166,607   
      

 

 

 

Web Portals/ISP — 1.2%

  

Baidu, Inc. ADR†

      219         49,925   

Google, Inc., Class C†

      379         199,506   
      

 

 

 
         249,431   
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $12,552,059)

         13,950,057   
      

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 29.3%

  

Sovereign — 29.3%

  

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
2.75% due 04/21/2024

    AUD        155,000         126,586   

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
3.25% due 04/21/2029

    AUD        30,000         25,053   

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
4.50% due 04/21/2033

    AUD        20,000         19,245   
      

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
4.75% due 04/21/2027

    AUD        25,000         24,237   
 

 

 

 

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Security Description              
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 
      

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (continued)

  

Sovereign (continued)

  

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
5.50% due 01/21/2018

    AUD        40,000       $ 35,882   

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
5.75% due 05/15/2021

    AUD        170,000         165,698   

Commonwealth of Australia
Senior Notes
6.00% due 02/15/2017

    AUD        140,000         123,315   

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
1.50% due 05/15/2024

    EUR        55,000         72,568   

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
3.75% due 01/04/2019

    EUR        20,000         27,885   

Federal Republic of Germany
Bonds
4.75% due 07/04/2034

    EUR        5,000         9,836   

Government of Canada
Bonds
1.25% due 02/01/2016

    CAD        100,000         86,301   

Government of Canada
Bonds
1.50% due 06/01/2023

    CAD        25,000         21,190   

Government of Canada
Bonds
1.75% due 09/01/2019

    CAD        195,000         170,931   

Government of Canada
Bonds
2.50% due 06/01/2024

    CAD        60,000         54,805   

Government of Canada
Bonds
4.00% due 06/01/2041

    CAD        25,000         28,541   

Government of Canada
Bonds
5.75% due 06/01/2033

    CAD        105,000         138,217   

Government of France
Bonds
2.50% due 05/25/2030

    EUR        5,000         6,970   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.30% due 09/20/2018

    JPY        6,800,000         57,400   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
0.80% due 09/20/2023

    JPY        13,750,000         120,413   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
1.60% due 03/20/2033

    JPY        450,000         4,172   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
1.70% due 06/20/2033

    JPY        4,050,000         38,050   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
1.80% due 03/20/2043

    JPY        3,350,000         31,621   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
2.10% due 12/20/2027

    JPY        7,150,000         71,520   

Government of Japan
Senior Notes
2.20% due 09/20/2028

    JPY        1,950,000         19,751   
Security Description              
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 
      

Sovereign (continued)

  

Government of Poland
Bonds
4.75% due 10/25/2016

    PLN        295,000       $ 87,642   

Government of Poland
Bonds
6.25% due 10/24/2015

    PLN        485,000         141,792   

Kingdom of Belgium
Senior Notes
3.00% due 06/22/2034*

    EUR        5,000         7,447   

Kingdom of Belgium
Bonds
3.75% due 09/28/2020*

    EUR        20,000         29,018   

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
1.50% due 11/15/2023

    DKK        1,040,000         182,757   

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
3.00% due 11/15/2021

    DKK        105,000         20,162   

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
4.00% due 11/15/2017

    DKK        320,000         57,945   

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
4.00% due 11/15/2019

    DKK        530,000         102,313   

Kingdom of Denmark
Bonds
4.50% due 11/15/2039

    DKK        550,000         148,322   

Kingdom of Netherlands
Bonds
4.00% due 01/15/2037*

    EUR        7,500         13,820   

Kingdom of Norway
Bonds
2.00% due 05/24/2023

    NOK        1,280,000         179,228   

Kingdom of Norway
Bonds
3.75% due 05/25/2021

    NOK        480,000         74,282   

Kingdom of Norway
Bonds
4.25% due 05/19/2017

    NOK        150,000         21,729   

Kingdom of Norway
Bonds
4.50% due 05/22/2019

    NOK        1,385,000         213,689   

Kingdom of Spain
Bonds
4.50% due 01/31/2018

    EUR        10,000         13,522   

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
4.70% due 07/30/2041

    EUR        10,000         16,198   

Kingdom of Spain
Senior Notes
5.85% due 01/31/2022

    EUR        10,000         15,944   

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
1.50% due 11/13/2023

    SEK        1,315,000         178,590   

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
3.00% due 07/12/2016

    SEK        535,000         71,717   

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
3.50% due 03/30/2039

    SEK        310,000         54,706   

Kingdom of Sweden
Bonds
4.25% due 03/12/2019

    SEK        1,465,000         220,154   
 

 

 

 
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Security Description              
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 
      

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (continued)

  

Sovereign (continued)

  

Republic of Austria
Senior Notes
3.65% due 04/20/2022*

    EUR        15,000       $ 22,419   

Republic of Finland
Senior Notes
1.50% due 04/15/2023*

    EUR        5,000         6,526   

Republic of France
Bonds
1.00% due 05/25/2019

    EUR        30,000         37,703   

Republic of France
Bonds
1.75% due 11/25/2024

    EUR        25,000         32,901   

Republic of France
Bonds
3.25% due 05/25/2045

    EUR        10,000         15,857   

Republic of France
Bonds
5.00% due 10/25/2016

    EUR        20,000         26,403   

Republic of Ireland
Bonds
4.50% due 10/18/2018

    EUR        5,000         6,996   

Republic of Italy
Notes
3.50% due 03/01/2030*

    EUR        20,000         27,036   

Republic of Italy
Senior Notes
3.75% due 05/01/2021

    EUR        20,000         27,778   

Republic of Italy
Bonds
3.75% due 09/01/2024

    EUR        20,000         28,240   

Republic of Italy
Bonds
4.75% due 09/01/2044*

    EUR        5,000         7,836   

Republic of Poland
Bonds
3.75% due 04/25/2018

    PLN        260,000         77,488   

Republic of Poland
Bonds
4.00% due 10/25/2023

    PLN        55,000         17,493   

Republic of Poland
Bonds
5.50% due 10/25/2019

    PLN        430,000         139,825   

Republic of Poland
Bonds
5.75% due 09/23/2022

    PLN        375,000         131,177   

Republic of Singapore
Senior Notes
2.38% due 04/01/2017

    SGD        155,000         121,277   

Republic of Singapore
Senior Notes
2.75% due 04/01/2042

    SGD        30,000         21,967   

Republic of Singapore
Senior Notes
3.00% due 09/01/2024

    SGD        40,000         32,100   

Republic of Singapore
Senior Notes
3.13% due 09/01/2022

    SGD        430,000         346,719   

Republic of South Africa
Senior Notes
6.25% due 03/31/2036

    ZAR        775,000         51,953   

Republic of South Africa
Bonds
6.50% due 02/28/2041

    ZAR        1,160,000         78,053   
Security Description              
Principal
Amount(2)
     Value
(Note 2)
 
      

Sovereign (continued)

  

Republic of South Africa
Senior Notes
6.75% due 03/31/2021

    ZAR        2,295,000       $ 189,905   

Republic of South Africa
Bonds
7.75% due 02/28/2023

    ZAR        570,000         49,029   

Republic of South Africa
Bonds
8.00% due 01/31/2030

    ZAR        905,000         75,909   

Republic of South Africa
Bonds
8.25% due 09/15/2017

    ZAR        635,000         56,620   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Bonds
1.00% due 09/07/2017

    GBP        15,000         23,580   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Bonds
1.75% due 07/22/2019

    GBP        135,000         215,808   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Bonds
2.00% due 01/22/2016

    GBP        35,000         55,470   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Bonds
2.75% due 09/07/2024

    GBP        75,000         127,181   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Notes
3.25% due 01/22/2044

    GBP        35,000         62,934   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Notes
3.50% due 01/22/2045

    GBP        5,000         9,402   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Notes
3.75% due 07/22/2052

    GBP        20,000         40,763   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Bonds
4.75% due 12/07/2030

    GBP        30,000         63,137   

United Kingdom Gilt Treasury Bonds
4.75% due 12/07/2038

    GBP        35,000         77,723   

United Mexican States
Bonds
7.50% due 06/03/2027

    MXN        2,668,200         201,817   

United Mexican States
Bonds
8.00% due 12/17/2015

    MXN        3,052,500         216,038   

United Mexican States
Bonds
8.00% due 06/11/2020

    MXN        556,700         42,469   

United Mexican States
Bonds
8.00% due 12/07/2023

    MXN        427,600         33,309   

United Mexican States
Bonds
8.50% due 11/18/2038

    MXN        157,300         13,183   

United Mexican States
Bonds
10.00% due 12/05/2024

    MXN        251,500         22,327   

United Mexican States
Bonds
10.00% due 11/20/2036

    MXN        111,500         10,588   
      

 

 

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations
(cost $6,519,030)

         6,176,103   
      

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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Security Description            
Principal
Amount(2)
    Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT TREASURIES — 2.1%

  

United States Treasury Bonds — 0.7%

  

2.88% due 05/15/2043

    $ 10,000      $ 10,228   

3.63% due 02/15/2044

      35,000        41,188   

4.50% due 02/15/2036

      60,000        80,030   
     

 

 

 
        131,446   
     

 

 

 

United States Treasury Notes — 1.4%

  

0.88% due 12/31/2016

      140,000        140,525   

1.00% due 09/30/2019

      120,000        116,700   

2.50% due 05/15/2024

      40,000        41,206   
     

 

 

 
        298,431   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Treasuries
(cost $421,970)

        429,877   
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investment Securities
(cost $19,493,059)

        20,556,037   
     

 

 

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS — 1.6%

  

Bank of America Securities LLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

      55,000        55,000   

Barclays Capital PLC
Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

      85,000        85,000   

BNP Paribas SA
Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

      75,000        75,000   

Deutsche Bank AG
Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

      45,000        45,000   

RBS Securities, Inc.
Joint Repurchase Agreement(3)

      75,000        75,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(cost $335,000)

        335,000   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
(cost $19,828,059)(4)

      99.2     20,891,037   

Other assets less liabilities

      0.8        175,744   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

      100.0   $ 21,066,781   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  Non-income producing security
*   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The Portfolio has no right to demand registration of these securities. At December 31, 2014, the aggregate value of these securities was $114,102 representing 0.5% of net assets. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.
(1)   Security was valued using fair value procedures at December 31, 2014. The aggregate value of these securities was $4,854,689 representing 23.0% of net assets. Securities are classified as Level 2 based on the securities valuation inputs. See Note 2 regarding fair value pricing for foreign equity securities.
(2)   Denominated in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
(3)   See Note 2 for details of Joint Repurchase Agreements.
(4)   See Note 6 for cost of investments on a tax basis.
ADR   — American Depository Receipt
CVA   — Certification Van Aandelen (Dutch Cert.)
AUD   — Australian Dollar
CAD   — Canadian Dollar
DKK   — Danish Krone
EUR   — Euro
GBP   — British Pound Sterling
JPY   — Japanese Yen
MXN   — Mexican Peso
NOK   — Norwegian Krone
PLN   — Polish Zloty
SEK   — Swedish Krona
SGD   — Singapore Dollar
ZAR   — South African Rand
 

 

 

 
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Open Futures Contracts  
Number
of
Contracts
    Type    Description    Expiration
Month
   Value at
Trade Date
     Value as of
December 31,
2014
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  2      Short   

Euro-Bund

  

March 2015

   $ 370,450       $ 377,221       $ (6,771
  3      Short   

U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note

  

March 2015

     378,328         380,390         (2,062
                

 

 

 
                 $ (8,833
                

 

 

 

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  
Counterparty   Contract
to Deliver
    In
Exchange For
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Bank of America, N.A.

  AUD     20,000        USD      16,429   01/16/2015   $ 114      $   
  CHF     6,000        USD      6,139   01/16/2015     103          
  EUR     281,000        USD      348,834   01/16/2015     8,770          
  HKD     1,955,000        USD      252,038   01/16/2015            (66
  INR     3,520,000        USD      56,374   01/16/2015     762          
  JPY     1,200,000        USD      9,874   01/16/2015            (145
  PLN     1,792,000        USD      528,668   01/16/2015     22,789          
  SGD     656,000        USD      503,230   01/16/2015     8,150          
  USD     3,358        AUD      4,000   01/16/2015            (95
  USD     12,154        CAD      14,000   01/16/2015            (107
  USD     29,767        ILS      115,000   01/16/2015            (284
  USD     2,674        JPY      320,000   01/16/2015            (2
  USD     9,978        KRW      11,180,000   01/16/2015     206          
  USD     2,659        SEK      20,000   01/16/2015            (94
  USD     153,424        SGD      200,000   01/16/2015            (2,485
  USD     93,412        ZAR      1,035,000   01/16/2015            (4,097
  ZAR     6,040,000        USD      545,131   01/16/2015     23,906          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              64,800        (7,375
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

  EUR     5,000        USD      6,269   01/16/2015     218          
  JPY     1,000,000        USD      8,360   01/16/2015     10          
  USD     43,079        CAD      50,000   01/16/2015            (56
  USD     7,835        GBP      5,000   01/16/2015            (43
  USD     18,355        KRW      20,520,000   01/16/2015     336          
  USD     11,529        NZD      15,000   01/16/2015     160          
  USD     183,876        TWD      5,679,000   01/16/2015            (4,213
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              724        (4,312
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

BNP Paribas SA

  CAD     107,000        USD      95,137   01/16/2015     3,066          
  JPY     1,300,000        USD      10,764   01/16/2015            (90
  USD     17,249        GBP      11,000   01/16/2015            (106
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              3,066        (196
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Citibank N.A.

  AUD     4,000        USD      3,439   01/16/2015     176          
  EUR     5,000        USD      6,164   01/16/2015     113          
  GBP     488,000        USD      764,389   01/16/2015     3,857          
  USD     3,528        CAD      4,000   01/16/2015            (86
  USD     217,726        GBP      139,000   01/16/2015            (1,100
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              4,146        (1,186
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  AUD     20,000        USD      16,354   01/16/2015     40          
  USD     5,462        NZD      7,000   01/16/2015            (7
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              40        (7
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  
Counterparty   Contract
to Deliver
    In
Exchange For
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Credit Suisse International

  USD     336,362        CHF      322,000   01/16/2015   $      $ (12,432
  USD     42,346        GBP      27,000   01/16/2015            (267
  USD     32,584        RUB      1,486,000   01/16/2015            (8,063
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     (20,762
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG London

  AUD     29,000        USD      23,923   01/16/2015     267          
  CHF     5,000        USD      5,097   01/16/2015     67          
  EUR     5,000        USD      6,207   01/16/2015     156          
  JPY     4,209,000        USD      35,269   01/16/2015     127          
  NOK     324,000        USD      43,618   01/16/2015     159          
  SEK     209,000        USD      27,220   01/16/2015     409          
  SGD     43,000        USD      32,519   01/16/2015     67          
  USD     3,535        CAD      4,000   01/16/2015            (93
  USD     4,251        DKK      26,000   01/16/2015            (26
  USD     12,539        GBP      8,000   01/16/2015            (71
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              1,252        (190
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs International

  AUD     10,000        USD      8,464   01/16/2015     306          
  DKK     3,046,000        USD      513,248   01/16/2015     18,266          
  JPY     1,000,000        USD      8,357   01/16/2015     7          
  MXN     155,000        USD      10,607   01/16/2015     108          
  USD     6,323        GBP      4,000   01/16/2015            (89
  USD     10,198        KRW      11,230,000   01/16/2015     31          
  USD     4,913        MXN      70,000   01/16/2015            (172
  USD     30,492        NZD      39,000   01/16/2015            (100
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              18,718        (361
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

HSBC Bank USA

  CHF     5,000        USD      5,116   01/16/2015     86          
  EUR     10,000        USD      12,377   01/16/2015     275          
  GBP     3,000        USD      4,696   01/16/2015     21          
  KRW     139,894,000        USD      125,513   01/16/2015            (1,912
  USD     6,216        EUR      5,000   01/16/2015            (165
  USD     59,668        GBP      38,000   01/16/2015            (446
  USD     88,865        KRW      99,035,000   01/16/2015     1,343          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              1,725        (2,523
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank

  AUD     60,000        USD      50,176   01/16/2015     1,232          
  CHF     8,000        USD      8,176   01/16/2015     128          
  EUR     595,000        USD      738,869   01/16/2015     18,804          
  JPY     3,850,000        USD      31,716   01/16/2015            (429
  KRW     17,760,000        USD      15,908   01/16/2015            (269
  NZD     15,000        USD      11,442   01/16/2015            (248
  SEK     50,000        USD      6,641   01/16/2015     227          
  USD     8,593        AUD      10,000   01/16/2015            (435
  USD     45,320        CAD      51,000   01/16/2015            (1,436
  USD     3,057        CHF      3,000   01/16/2015            (39
  USD     37,156        EUR      30,000   01/16/2015            (850
  USD     54,683        GBP      35,000   01/16/2015            (137
  USD     6,771        JPY      800,000   01/16/2015            (91
  USD     22,717        KRW      24,800,000   01/16/2015            (128
  USD     11,567        MXN      170,000   01/16/2015            (52
  USD     59,098        MYR      200,000   01/16/2015            (1,982
  USD     9,924        NOK      70,000   01/16/2015            (534

 

 

 
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  
Counterparty   Contract
to Deliver
    In
Exchange For
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  USD     33,380        NZD      43,000   01/16/2015   $ 130      $   
  USD     9,290        SEK      70,000   01/16/2015            (310
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              20,521        (6,940
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC

  AUD     579,000        USD      497,700   01/16/2015     25,383          
  CHF     20,000        USD      20,564   01/16/2015     444          
  GBP     3,000        USD      4,736   01/16/2015     60          
  MXN     8,565,000        USD      626,732   01/16/2015     46,589          
  NZD     3,000        USD      2,332   01/16/2015            (6
  USD     384,885        AUD      448,000   01/16/2015            (19,431
  USD     8,780        CAD      10,000   01/16/2015            (175
  USD     5,206        CHF      5,000   01/16/2015            (176
  USD     4,700        GBP      3,000   01/16/2015            (25
  USD     42,064        KRW      47,042,000   01/16/2015     785          
  USD     8,394        MXN      120,000   01/16/2015            (266
  USD     19,707        NZD      25,000   01/16/2015            (225
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              73,261        (20,304
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

  CAD     8,000        USD      7,017   01/16/2015     135          
  JPY     85,652,000        USD      728,355   01/16/2015     13,217          
  USD     6,721        AUD      8,000   01/16/2015            (195
  USD     43,063        CAD      50,000   01/16/2015            (39
  USD     69,016        JPY      8,116,000   01/16/2015            (1,252
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              13,352        (1,486
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

  CAD     644,000        USD      572,618   01/16/2015     18,471          
  CHF     2,000        USD      2,039   01/16/2015     27          
  EUR     33,000        USD      40,353   01/16/2015     416          
  USD     280,061        HKD      2,172,000   01/16/2015     26          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              18,940          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank

  USD     4,731        MXN      70,000   01/16/2015     11          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

  GBP     15,000        USD      23,484   01/16/2015     107          
  NOK     100,000        USD      13,334   01/16/2015            (79
  SEK     4,053,000        USD      543,494   01/16/2015     23,563          
  USD     2,685        SEK      20,000   01/16/2015            (119
  ZAR     220,000        USD      19,761   01/16/2015     776          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              24,446        (198
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

UBS AG

  BRL     419,000        USD      157,593   01/05/2015            (32
  CHF     23,000        USD      23,782   01/16/2015     644          
  GBP     5,000        USD      7,897   01/16/2015     104          
  NOK     3,211,000        USD      472,357   01/16/2015     41,663          
  SEK     1,540,000        USD      196,311   01/16/2015            (1,245
  USD     162,624        BRL      419,000   01/05/2015            (4,998
  USD     24,912        EUR      20,000   01/16/2015            (708
  USD     4,714        GBP      3,000   01/16/2015            (38
  USD     205,234        JPY      24,700,000   01/16/2015     994          
  USD     4,910        MXN      70,000   01/16/2015            (168
  USD     77,819        NOK      529,000   01/16/2015            (6,864
  USD     156,254        BRL      419,000   02/03/2015     145          
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              43,550        (14,053
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — December 31, 2014 — (continued)

 

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  
Counterparty   Contract
to Deliver
    In
Exchange For
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
 
  DKK     121,000        USD      20,229   01/16/2015   $ 566      $   

Westpac Banking Corp.

  EUR     6,000        USD      7,464   01/16/2015     202          
  GBP     60,000        USD      93,796   01/16/2015     288          
  NOK     149,000        USD      21,224   01/16/2015     1,239          
  NZD     111,000        USD      86,742   01/16/2015     241          
  PLN     341,000        USD      101,179   01/16/2015     4,915          
  SEK     69,000        USD      9,255   01/16/2015     404          
  USD     21,452        ZAR      239,000   01/16/2015            (827
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              7,855        (827
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

            $ 296,407      $ (80,720
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

AUD  

—Australian Dollar

  ILS  

—Israeli Shekel

  PLN  

—Polish Zloty

BRL  

—Brazilian Real

  INR  

—Indian Rupee

  RUB  

—Russian Ruble

CAD  

—Canadian Dollar

  JPY  

—Japanese Yen

  SEK  

—Swedish Krona

CHF  

—Swiss Franc

  KRW  

—South Korean Won

  SGD  

—Singapore Dollar

DKK  

—Danish Krone

  MXN  

—Mexican Peso

  TWD  

—Taiwan Dollar

EUR  

—Euro

  MYR  

—Malaysian Ringgit

  USD  

—United States Dollar

GBP  

—British Pound Sterling

  NOK  

—Norwegian Krone

  ZAR  

—South African Rand

HKD  

—Hong Kong Dollar

  NZD  

—New Zealand Dollar

   

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2014 (see Note 2):

 

      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

ASSETS:

           

Investments at Value:*

           

Common Stocks:

           

Advertising Agencies

   $ 135,874       $ 213,395       $     —       $ 349,269   

Airlines

     28,907         75,628                 104,535   

Appliances

             117,776                 117,776   

Auto-Cars/Light Trucks

             110,501                 110,501   

Banks-Commercial

     190,691         715,054                 905,745   

Brewery

             308,230                 308,230   

Building Products-Cement

     149,536         91,706                 241,242   

Building-Residential/Commercial

             110,679                 110,679   

Chemicals-Specialty

             73,094                 73,094   

Diversified Banking Institutions

     124,453         129,711                 254,164   

Diversified Financial Services

             176,562                 176,562   

E-Commerce/Products

     263,872         55,899                 319,771   

Electric Products-Misc.

             123,177                 123,177   

Electronic Components-Semiconductors

     156,410         141,148                 297,558   

Finance-Other Services

             145,191                 145,191   

Food-Retail

             146,086                 146,086   

Gas-Distribution

             45,241                 45,241   

Industrial Gases

             261,090                 261,090   

Insurance-Multi-line

             217,427                 217,427   

Insurance-Property/Casualty

             145,728                 145,728   

Internet Content-Information/News

             69,842                 69,842   

Machinery-Electrical

             124,393                 124,393   

Medical Instruments

             105,884                 105,884   

Medical-Drugs

     948,748         385,788                 1,334,536   

Metal Processors & Fabrication

             232,071                 232,071   

Real Estate Management/Services

     110,285         187,357                 297,642   

Real Estate Operations & Development

             160,835                 160,835   

Rubber-Tires

             57,972                 57,972   

Telephone-Integrated

             127,224                 127,224   

Other Industries

     6,986,592                         6,986,592   

 

 

 
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      Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

Foreign Government Obligations

   $       $ 6,176,103       $       $ 6,176,103   

U.S. Government Treasuries

             429,877                 429,877   

Repurchase Agreements

             335,000                 335,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 9,095,368       $ 11,795,669       $       $ 20,891,037   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   $       $ 296,407       $       $ 296,407   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

           

Other Financial Instruments:+

           

Open Futures Contracts

   $ 8,833       $       $       $ 8,833   

Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

             80,720                 80,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Other Financial Instruments

   $ 8,833       $ 80,720       $       $ 89,553   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   For a detailed presentation of investments, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
+   Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments, such as futures, forward, swap and written option contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

The Portfolio’s policy is to recognize transfers between Levels as of the end of the reporting period. Securities currently valued at $1,939,907 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 due to foreign equity securities whose values were adjusted for fair value pricing procedures for foreign equity securities. There were no additional transfers between Levels during the reporting period.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — December 31, 2014

 

     

Government

and Quality

Bond Portfolio

   

Asset

Allocation
Portfolio

 

ASSETS:

    

Investments at value (unaffiliated)*

   $ 1,669,381,159      $ 213,200,059   

Repurchase agreements (cost approximates value)

     49,230,000        5,270,000   
  

 

 

 

Total investments

     1,718,611,159        218,470,059   
  

 

 

 

Cash

     20        248,626   

Foreign cash*

              

Due from broker@

              

Receivable for:

    

Fund shares sold

     2,535,418        34,624   

Dividends and interest

     6,548,644        914,941   

Investments sold

     185,344,705        474,493   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     13,465        3,614   

Due from investment adviser for expense reimbursements/fee waivers

              

Variation margin on futures contracts

              

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

              
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,913,053,411        220,146,357   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

    

Payable for:

    

Fund shares redeemed

     167,002        369,458   

Investments purchased

     332,342,436        928,628   

Investment advisory and management fees

     632,223        122,767   

Service fees — Class 2

     5,629        2,011   

Service fees — Class 3

     166,594        12,012   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

     308        222   

Trustees' fees and expenses

     3,829        747   

Other accrued expenses

     147,808        68,288   

Variation margin on futures contracts

     45,125          

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

              

Forward sales contracts, at value#

     179,428,267          
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     512,939,221        1,504,133   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,400,114,190      $ 218,642,224   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS REPRESENTED BY:

    

Capital paid-in

     1,335,163,978        159,352,381   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)

     17,265,149        5,531,806   

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, options contracts, and foreign exchange transactions

     4,434,868        20,741,899   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     43,613,423        33,016,251   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts

     (48,578       

Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities

            (113

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward sales contracts

     (314,650       
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,400,114,190      $ 218,642,224   
  

 

 

 

Class 1 (unlimited shares authorized):

    

Net assets

   $ 572,822,560      $ 146,594,044   

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     37,730,668        8,860,539   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 15.18      $ 16.54   
  

 

 

 

Class 2 (unlimited shares authorized):

    

Net assets

   $ 43,986,258      $ 15,749,684   

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     2,895,536        953,247   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 15.19      $ 16.52   
  

 

 

 

Class 3 (unlimited shares authorized):

    

Net assets

   $ 783,305,372      $ 56,298,496   

Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     51,769,812        3,422,717   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 15.13      $ 16.45   
  

 

 

 

 

*Cost

    

Investments (unaffiliated)

   $ 1,625,767,736      $ 180,183,808   
  

 

 

 

Foreign cash

   $      $   
  

 

 

 

#  Proceeds from forward sales contracts

   $ 179,113,617      $   
  

 

 

 
@   See Note 2
+   See Note 12

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 
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Growth and
Income

Portfolio

     Growth
Portfolio
    Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    Natural
Resources
Portfolio
    Multi-Asset
Portfolio+
    Strategic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 
          
$ 170,002,970       $ 636,469,106      $ 1,346,174,773      $ 184,404,141      $ 22,055,980      $ 20,556,037   
  3,270,000         10,930,000        26,525,000        7,455,000        1,985,000        335,000   

 

 

 
  173,272,970         647,399,106        1,372,699,773        191,859,141        24,040,980        20,891,037   

 

 

 
  4,080         14,165        4,859        1,457        4,515        3,837   
                 22        34               822   
                               20,798        9,378   
          
  181,640         366,852        258,423        12,606,842                 
  188,503         645,442        321,036        52,118        52,504        76,846   
  374,557         2,569,192        1,351,199               43,168        182,933   
  3,344         5,703        12,892        6,141        1,177        1,997   
                               179,276        20,678   
                               6,520        31   
                                      296,407   

 

 

 
  174,025,094         651,000,460        1,374,648,204        204,525,733        24,348,938        21,483,966   

 

 

 
          
          
  3,270         1,517,784        13,354,404        2,545        27,828        8,125   
  1,939,824         2,765,266                      1,862,049        247,183   
  97,763         376,684        822,302        122,289        19,011        18,010   
          3,183        7,318        1,244                 
          25,113        137,648        18,591        27          
  74         314        290        277        74        55   
  260         2,233        4,630        732        286        204   
  49,209         81,731        126,419        58,308        145,705        62,232   
                               437        656   
                                      80,720   
                                        

 

 

 
  2,090,400         4,772,308        14,453,011        203,986        2,055,417        417,185   

 

 

 
$ 171,934,694       $ 646,228,152      $ 1,360,195,193      $ 204,321,747      $ 22,293,521      $ 21,066,781   

 

 

 
          
  138,754,804         517,406,947        889,886,087        254,340,448        17,371,561        17,802,235   
  930,028         3,870,592        (2,882     2,408,643        164,500        194,037   
  8,058,006         91,846,129        228,081,998        (10,980,006     2,630,625        1,805,293   
  24,191,856         33,104,770        242,231,133        (41,446,356     2,137,662        1,062,978   
                               (10,827     (8,833
          (286     (1,143     (982            211,071   
                                        

 

 

 
$ 171,934,694       $ 646,228,152      $ 1,360,195,193      $ 204,321,747      $ 22,293,521      $ 21,066,781   

 

 

 
          
$ 171,934,694       $ 505,595,201      $ 668,565,438      $ 95,750,822      $ 22,166,508      $ 21,066,781   
  13,775,638         16,123,783        14,111,966        5,013,721        2,713,378        2,451,032   
$ 12.48       $ 31.36      $ 47.38      $ 19.10      $ 8.17      $ 8.60   

 

 

 
          
$       $ 24,699,952      $ 56,609,554      $ 10,238,090      $      $   
          787,614        1,224,102        537,875                 
$       $ 31.36      $ 46.25      $ 19.03      $      $   

 

 

 
          
$       $ 115,932,999      $ 635,020,201      $ 98,332,835      $ 127,013      $   
          3,704,000        13,950,912        5,192,010        15,593          
$       $ 31.30      $ 45.52      $ 18.94      $ 8.15      $   

 

 

 
          
$ 145,811,114       $ 603,364,336      $ 1,103,943,640      $ 225,850,497      $ 19,918,318      $ 19,493,059   

 

 

 
$       $      $ 22      $ 35      $      $ 822   

 

 

 
$       $      $      $      $      $   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS — For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

     Government
and Quality
Bond Portfolio
    Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

   

Dividends (unaffiliated)

  $      $ 3,988,053   

Interest (unaffiliated)

    26,486,294        3,085,323   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income*

    26,486,294        7,073,376   
 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

   

Investment advisory and management fees

    7,171,261        1,485,877   

Service fee

   

Class 2

    69,899        25,015   

Class 3

    1,999,738        140,924   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

    4,417        2,726   

Custodian and accounting fees

    210,223        84,401   

Reports to shareholders

    163,530        27,605   

Audit and tax fees

    46,037        41,471   

Legal fees

    37,681        14,147   

Trustees' fees and expenses

    60,510        10,658   

Interest expense

             

Other expenses

    51,583        25,320   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waivers, expense reimbursements, expense recoupments, custody credits and fees paid indirectly

    9,814,879        1,858,144   

Fees waived and expenses reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 3)

             

Fees paid indirectly (Note 4)

           (281
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    9,814,879        1,857,863   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    16,671,415        5,215,513   
 

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCIES:

   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments (unaffiliated)

    21,689,152        21,568,323   

Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options contracts

    482,344          

Net realized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities

           (2,546
 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    22,171,496        21,565,777   
 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (unaffiliated)

    26,525,118        (10,606,123

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and written options contracts

    (48,578       

Change in unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities

           (231

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward sales contracts

    (370,759       
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    26,105,781        (10,606,354
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

    48,277,277        10,959,423   
 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 64,948,692      $ 16,174,936   
 

 

 

 

 

*   Net of foreign withholding taxes on interest and dividends of

  $      $ 93,440   
 

 

 

 

+  See Note 12

   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 
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Growth and
Income
Portfolio
    Growth
Portfolio
    Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    Natural
Resources
Portfolio
    Multi-Asset
Portfolio+
    Strategic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 
         
$ 1,967,499      $ 8,486,297      $ 8,200,414      $ 4,905,224      $ 232,149      $ 228,885   
  1,265        5,704        12,283        2,175        164,009        192,093   

 

 

 
  1,968,764        8,492,001        8,212,697        4,907,399        396,158        420,978   

 

 

 

 

 

 
         
  929,371        4,138,339        9,299,196        1,746,838        223,215        215,595   
         
         39,031        86,065        19,280                 
         303,510        1,585,131        279,381        302          
  721        3,899        4,046        3,234        618        597   
  25,403        87,679        153,297        49,072        25,121        59,988   
  13,620        78,238        167,532        30,188        600        2,248   
  36,687        36,713        36,979        36,881        40,892        48,372   
  12,095        21,513        34,451        15,791        172,310        23,206   
  5,508        26,485        59,811        11,059        1,040        1,013   
                1,782                        
  23,693        36,648        35,152        18,812        32,521        15,403   

 

 

 
  1,047,098        4,772,055        11,463,442        2,210,536        496,619        366,422   
                              (250,771     (61,301
  (170     (1,905     (20,195     (4,356     (13     (343

 

 

 
  1,046,928        4,770,150        11,443,247        2,206,180        245,835        304,778   

 

 

 
  921,836        3,721,851        (3,230,550     2,701,219        150,323        116,200   

 

 

 

 

 

 
         
  8,145,686        122,539,823        233,864,073        9,696,084        3,213,558        1,820,431   
                              (69,606     (30,061
         (21,684     (37,699     (59,474            440,266   

 

 

 
  8,145,686        122,518,139        233,826,374        9,636,610        3,143,952        2,230,636   

 

 

 
  8,781,677        (83,394,901     (44,170,003     (55,953,014     (1,256,317     (1,515,644
                              12,040        9,646   
         (286     (1,143     (1,119            205,920   
                                       

 

 

 
  8,781,677        (83,395,187     (44,171,146     (55,954,133     (1,244,277     (1,300,078

 

 

 
  16,927,363        39,122,952        189,655,228        (46,317,523     1,899,675        930,558   

 

 

 
$ 17,849,199      $ 42,844,803      $ 186,424,678      $ (43,616,304   $ 2,049,998      $ 1,046,758   

 

 

 

 

 

 
$ 2,006      $ 65,738      $ 76,767      $ 250,284      $ 1,203      $ 13,958   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anchor Series Trust

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Government and Quality Bond
Portfolio
 
      For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
     For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     

Operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 16,671,415       $ 14,861,861   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

     22,171,496         (5,813,983

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

     26,105,781         (36,913,455
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     64,948,692         (27,865,577
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income — Class 1

     (9,837,045      (9,428,479

Net investment income — Class 2

     (772,053      (1,166,745

Net investment income — Class 3

     (13,223,007      (17,206,144

Net realized gain on securities — Class 1

             (3,631,121

Net realized gain on securities — Class 2

             (486,740

Net realized gain on securities — Class 3

             (7,369,966
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (23,832,105      (39,289,195
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions (Note 7)

     81,491,734         159,721,502   
  

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     122,608,321         92,566,730   

NET ASSETS:

     

Beginning of period

     1,277,505,869         1,184,939,139   
  

 

 

 

End of period†

   $ 1,400,114,190       $ 1,277,505,869   
  

 

 

 

 

† Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ 17,265,149       $ 21,904,677   
  

 

 

 

* See Note 12

     

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

 
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Asset Allocation
Portfolio
    Growth and Income
Portfolio
    Growth
Portfolio
 
For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
 
         
         
$ 5,215,513      $ 5,060,446      $ 921,836      $ 704,260      $ 3,721,851      $ 3,115,645   
  21,565,777        13,677,739        8,145,686        4,895,112        122,518,139        50,597,270   
  (10,606,354     18,454,852        8,781,677        13,771,234        (83,395,187     86,534,714   

 

 

 
  16,174,936        37,193,037        17,849,199        19,370,606        42,844,803        140,247,629   

 

 

 
         
  (3,615,843     (4,465,507     (696,313     (203,675     (2,633,069     (2,618,467
  (359,729     (462,207                   (102,689     (162,804
  (1,244,489     (1,302,658                   (366,505     (655,097
  (4,068,814            (3,542,297                     
  (434,796                                   
  (1,536,297                                   

 

 

 
  (11,259,968     (6,230,372     (4,238,610     (203,675     (3,102,263     (3,436,368

 

 

 
  (18,668,496     (18,396,245     52,877,750        47,008,552        49,704,192        31,990,725   

 

 

 
  (13,753,528     12,566,420        66,488,339        66,175,483        89,446,732        168,801,986   
         
  232,395,752        219,829,332        105,446,355        39,270,872        556,781,420        387,979,434   

 

 

 
$ 218,642,224      $ 232,395,752      $ 171,934,694      $ 105,446,355      $ 646,228,152      $ 556,781,420   

 

 

 
$ 5,531,806      $ 5,220,687      $ 930,028      $ 704,032      $ 3,870,592      $ 3,244,639   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS — (continued)

 

     Capital Appreciation
Portfolio
 
      For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,230,550   $ (4,075,936

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

     233,826,374        237,230,499   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies

     (44,171,146     125,121,376   
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     186,424,678        358,275,939   
  

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income — Class 1

              

Net investment income — Class 2

              

Net investment income — Class 3

              

Net realized gain on securities — Class 1

     (109,880,909     (60,620,955

Net realized gain on securities — Class 2

     (9,907,113     (6,492,067

Net realized gain on securities — Class 3

     (113,026,027     (66,764,607
  

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (232,814,049     (133,877,629
  

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions (Note 7)

     115,832,302        (4,731,158
  

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     69,442,931        219,667,152   

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of period

     1,290,752,262        1,071,085,110   
  

 

 

 

End of period†

   $ 1,360,195,193      $ 1,290,752,262   
  

 

 

 

 

† Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,882   $ (9,812
  

 

 

 
*   See Note 12

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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Natural Resources
Portfolio
    Multi-Asset
Portfolio*
    Strategic Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 
For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
    For the year
ended
December 31,
2013
 
         
         
$ 2,701,219      $ 1,493,881      $ 150,323      $ 190,414      $ 116,200      $ 108,698   
  9,636,610        (4,484,005     3,143,952        1,750,029        2,230,636        3,144,337   
  (55,954,133     15,990,428        (1,244,277     1,689,802        (1,300,078     650,518   

 

 

 
  (43,616,304     13,000,304        2,049,998        3,630,245        1,046,758        3,903,553   

 

 

 
         
  (1,215,552     (878,635     (210,188     (234,735     (83,172     (504,755
  (115,003     (112,124                            
  (866,736     (876,329     (907     (1,113              
                              (2,938,927     (143,783
                                       
                                       

 

 

 
  (2,197,291     (1,867,088     (211,095     (235,848     (3,022,099     (648,538

 

 

 
  15,268,130        (6,814,074     (2,312,355     (2,840,521     687,924        (2,216,415

 

 

 
  (30,545,465     4,319,142        (473,452     553,876        (1,287,417     1,038,600   
         
  234,867,212        230,548,070        22,766,973        22,213,097        22,354,198        21,315,598   

 

 

 
$ 204,321,747      $ 234,867,212      $ 22,293,521      $ 22,766,973      $ 21,066,781      $ 22,354,198   

 

 

 
$ 2,408,643      $ 1,964,189      $ 164,500      $ 217,461      $ 194,037      $ (258,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2014

Note 1.  Organization

Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”), organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on August 26, 1983, is an open-end management investment company and consists of 8 separate series or portfolios (each, a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). The Portfolios are managed by SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (“SAAMCo” or the “Adviser”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). Shares of the Trust are issued and redeemed only in connection with investments in and payments under variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies (the “Variable Contracts”) of American General Life Insurance Company and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, each an affiliated insurance company of SAAMCo; and variable contracts issued by Phoenix Life Insurance Company, an unaffiliated life insurance company of SAAMCo. The life insurance companies listed above are collectively referred to as the “Life Companies.” All shares of the Trust are owned by “separate accounts” of the Life Companies. The Trust issues separate series of shares (the “Portfolios”), each of which represents a separate managed Portfolio of securities with its own investment goal. All shares may be purchased or redeemed at net asset value without any sales or redemption charge.

Class 1 shares, Class 2 shares and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio may be offered in connection with certain Variable Contracts. Class 2 and Class 3 shares of a given Portfolio are identical in all respects to Class 1 shares of the same Portfolio, except that (i) each class may bear differing amounts of certain class-specific expenses, (ii) Class 2 and Class 3 shares are subject to service fees, while Class 1 shares are not, and (iii) Class 2 and Class 3 shares have voting rights on matters that pertain to the Rule 12b-1 plan adopted with respect to Class 2 and Class 3 shares. Class 2 and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio pay service fees at an annual rate of 0.15% and 0.25%, respectively, of each class’ average daily net assets.

The investment goal for each Portfolio is as follows:

The Government and Quality Bond Portfolio seeks relatively high current income, liquidity and security of principal by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of net assets in obligations issued, guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities and in high quality corporate fixed income securities (rated AA– or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Aa3 or better by Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. or its equivalent by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization). “Net Assets” will take into account borrowing for investment purposes.

The Asset Allocation Portfolio seeks high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with long-term preservation of capital by investing in a diversified portfolio that may include common stocks and other securities with common stock characteristics, bonds and other intermediate and long-term fixed income securities and money market instruments.

The Growth and Income Portfolio seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and current income by investing at least 65% of total assets in core equity securities. “Core Equity Securities” are stocks, primarily of well-established companies, diversified by industry and company type that are selected based on their predictable or anticipated earnings growth and best relative value.

The Growth Portfolio seeks capital appreciation primarily through investments in core equity securities that are widely diversified by industry and company.

The Capital Appreciation Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth equity securities across a wide range of industries and companies, using a wide-ranging and flexible stock selection approach.

The Natural Resources Portfolio seeks a total return, in excess of the U.S. rate of inflation as represented by the Consumer Price Index through investments primarily in equity securities of U.S. or foreign companies that are expected to provide favorable returns in periods of rising inflation, using a value-style investment approach. Under normal market circumstances, at least 80% of net assets are invested in securities related to natural resources, such as energy, metals, mining and forest products.

The Multi-Asset Portfolio† seeks long-term total investment return consistent with moderate investment risk by actively allocating the Portfolio’s assets among equity securities, investment grade fixed income securities and cash.

The Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio seeks high long-term total investment return by actively allocating the Portfolio’s assets among equity securities of U.S. and foreign companies, large, medium and small company equity securities, global fixed income securities (including high-yield, high-risk bonds) and cash.

Indemnifications: The Trust’s organizational documents provide officers and trustees with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, pursuant to Indemnification Agreements between the Trust and

 

 

  On September 30, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) approved a change in the Multi-Asset Portfolio’s name to the “SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio”, along with certain changes to the Portfolio’s principal investment strategy and techniques. These changes became effective on January 12, 2015. See Note 12 for additional details.

 

 

 
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each of the current trustees who is not an “interested person,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), of the Trust (collectively, the “Disinterested Trustees”), the Trust provides the Disinterested Trustees with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust, whether such liabilities are asserted during or after their service as trustees. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that contain the obligation to indemnify others. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. Currently, however, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Note 2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of its financial statements:

Security Valuation

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Portfolios disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. In accordance with GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolios would receive upon selling an asset or transferring a liability in a timely transaction to an independent third party in the principal or most advantageous market. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to provide more transparency around the inputs used to measure fair value and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tiers are as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 — Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, adjusted quoted prices on foreign equity securities that were adjusted in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), etc.)

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (includes inputs that reflect the Portfolios’ own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the security, developed based on the best information available under the circumstances)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. The methodology used for valuing investments is not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is recently issued and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The summary of inputs used to value the Portfolios’ net assets as of December 31, 2014 is reported on a schedule following each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

Stocks are generally valued based upon closing sales prices reported on recognized securities exchanges on which the securities are principally traded and are generally categorized as Level 1. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Generally, the NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the stock is outside the range of the bid/ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the nearer of the bid or ask price. For listed securities having no sales reported and for unlisted securities, such securities will be valued based upon the last reported bid price.

As of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), securities traded primarily on security exchanges outside the United States are valued at the last sale price on such exchanges on the day of valuation, or if there is no sale on the day of valuation, at the last-reported bid price. If a security’s price is available from more than one exchange, the Portfolios use the exchange that is the primary market for the security. Such securities are generally categorized as Level 1. However, depending on the foreign market, closing prices may be up to 15 hours old when they are used to price a Portfolio’s shares, and a Portfolio may determine that certain closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the security. This determination will be based on review of a number of factors, including developments in foreign markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets, and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent foreign securities and baskets of foreign securities. If a Portfolio determines that closing prices do not reflect the fair value of the securities, the Portfolio will adjust the previous closing prices in accordance with pricing procedures approved by the Board to reflect what it believes to be the fair value of the securities as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Portfolios

 

 

 

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may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but a Portfolio is open. For foreign equity securities and foreign equity futures contracts, the Portfolios use an outside pricing service to provide it with closing market prices and information used for adjusting those prices, and when so adjusted, such securities and futures are generally categorized as Level 2.

Bonds, debentures, other long-term debt securities, and short-term debt securities with maturities in excess of 60 days, are valued at evaluated bid prices obtained for the day of valuation from a Board-approved pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 2. The pricing service may use valuation models or matrix pricing which considers information with respect to comparable bond and note transactions, quotations from bond dealers, or by reference to other securities that are considered comparable in such characteristics as rating, interest rate, and maturity date, option adjusted spread models, prepayments projections, interest rate spreads, and yield curves to determine current value. If a price is unavailable from a Board-approved pricing service, the securities may be priced at the mean of two independent quotes obtained from brokers.

Short-term securities with 60 days or less to maturity are amortized to maturity based on their cost to a Portfolio if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by a Portfolio on the 60th day, are amortized to maturity based on the value determined on the 61st day, and are generally categorized as Level 2.

Senior floating rate loans (“Loans”) are valued at the average of available bids in the market for such Loans, as provided by a Board-approved loan pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 2.

Investments in registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Registered investment companies are generally categorized as Level 1.

Futures contracts traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the quoted daily settlement price established by the exchange on which they trade reported by a Board-approved pricing service, and are generally categorized as Level 1. Option contracts traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the mean of the last bid and ask price reported by a Board-approved pricing service as of the close of the exchange on which they are traded, and are generally categorized as Level 1. Option contracts traded over the counter will be valued based upon the average of quotations received from at least two brokers in such securities or currencies, and are generally categorized as Level 1. Forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) are valued at the 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time forward rate and are generally categorized as Level 2.

Other securities are valued on the basis of last sale or bid price (if a last sale price is not available) which is, in the opinion of the Adviser, the broadest and most representative market, that may be either a securities exchange or over-the-counter market and are generally categorized as Level 1 or Level 2.

The Board is responsible for the share valuation process and has adopted policies and procedures (the “PRC Procedures”) for valuing the securities and other assets held by the Portfolios, including procedures for the fair valuation of securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable. The PRC Procedures provide for the establishment of a pricing review committee, which is responsible for, among other things, making certain determinations in connection with the Trust’s fair valuation procedures. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or the values of which may be significantly impacted by the occurrence of developments or significant events are generally categorized as Level 3. There is no single standard for making fair value determinations, which may result in prices that vary from those of other funds.

Derivative Instruments:

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: Certain Portfolios may enter into forward contracts for various purposes, including to facilitate settlement of foreign currency denominated portfolio transactions, to attempt to protect securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates, to hedge portfolio exposure to benchmark currency allocations, to manage and/or gain exposure to certain foreign currencies or to enhance total return. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio used forward contracts to attempt to protect securities and related receivables and payables against changes in future foreign exchange rates and to enhance total return. As of December 31, 2014, the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio had open forward contracts, which are reported on a schedule following the Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell currency at a set price on a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily using the forward rate and the cumulative change in market value is recorded by a Portfolio as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. On the settlement date, a Portfolio records either realized gains or losses equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Risks to the Portfolios of entering into forward contracts include counterparty risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. Counterparty risk arises upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. If the counterparty defaults, a Portfolio’s loss will generally consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Portfolio has not yet received though the Portfolio’s maximum risk due to counterparty risk could extend to the notional amount of the contract. Market risk is the risk that the value of the forward contract will depreciate due to unfavorable changes in the exchange rates. These contracts may

 

 

 
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involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation or depreciation reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Illiquidity risk arises because the secondary market for forwards may have less liquidity relative to markets for other securities. Currency transactions are also subject to risks different from those of other Portfolio transactions. Because currency control is of great importance to the issuing governments and influences economic planning and policy, purchases and sales of currency and related instruments can be adversely affected by government exchange controls, limitations or restrictions on repatriation of currency, and manipulations or exchange restrictions imposed by governments.

Futures: Certain of the Portfolios may enter into futures contracts for various purposes, including to increase or decrease exposure to equity or bond markets, to hedge against changes in interest rates, prices of stocks, bonds or other instruments, or currency rates, to manage duration and yield curve positioning, or to enhance income or total return. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Government and Quality Bond, Multi-Asset and the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolios used futures contracts to attempt to increase or decrease exposure to equity and bond markets and to manage duration and yield curve positioning. As of December 31, 2014, the following Portfolios had open futures contracts: Government and Quality Bond Portfolio, Multi-Asset Portfolio and Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio, which are reported on a schedule following each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

Common futures contracts include interest rate futures, single stock futures, stock index futures and currency futures. An interest rate futures contract is a contract to buy or sell specified debt securities at a future time for a fixed price. A single stock futures contract is a contract to buy a single stock at a future time for a fixed price. A stock index futures contract is similar in economic effect to a single stock futures contract, except that rather than being based on a specific security it is based on a specified index of stocks and not the stocks themselves. A currency futures contract is a contract to buy or sell a specific foreign currency at a future time for a fixed price.

A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into a futures transaction, a Portfolio will be required to segregate an initial margin payment of cash or other liquid securities with the futures commission merchant (the “broker”). Subsequent payments are made or received by the Portfolio as a result of changes in the value of the contract and/or changes in the value of the initial margin requirement. Such receipts or payments are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as variation margin for changes in the value of the contracts and as due to/from broker for the changes in the value of the initial margin requirement. When a contract is closed, the Portfolios record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The primary risk to the Portfolios of entering into futures contracts is market risk. Market risk is the risk that there will be an unfavorable change in the interest rate, value or currency rate of the underlying security(ies). Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. There may also be trading restrictions or limitations imposed by an exchange, and government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. While the Portfolios will generally only purchase exchange-traded futures, due to market conditions, there may not always be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and, as a result, a Portfolio may be unable to close out its futures contracts at a time which is advantageous. In addition, if a Portfolio has insufficient cash to meet margin requirements, the Portfolio may need to sell other investments, including at disadvantageous times. There is generally minimal counterparty risk to the Portfolios since the futures contracts are generally exchange-traded.

At December 31, 2014, the amount shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as due from broker for the Multi-Asset Portfolio and the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio includes amounts set aside for margin requirements for open futures contracts.

Options: Certain Portfolios may enter into option contracts for various purposes, including to facilitate trading, increase or decrease a Portfolio’s market exposure, to seek higher investment returns, to seek protection against a decline in the value of a Portfolio’s securities or an increase in prices of securities that may be purchased, or to generate income. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Capital Appreciation Portfolio used purchased options contracts to seek protection against a decline in value of the Portfolio’s securities. As of December 31, 2014, none of the Portfolios had open options contracts.

An option is a contract conveying a right to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specified price during a stipulated period. When a Portfolio writes a call or a put option, it receives a premium which is equal to the current market value of the option written. The premiums on written options are recorded as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. If a Portfolio purchases a call or a put option, it pays a premium which reflects the current market value of the option and which is included on the Portfolio’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an investment. The option position is marked to market daily and its value fluctuates based upon the value of the underlying financial instrument, time to expiration, cost of borrowing funds, and volatility of the value of the underlying financial instrument. If an option which a Portfolio has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date, or if the Portfolio enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Portfolio realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such options is extinguished. If a call option which a Portfolio has written is exercised, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option which a Portfolio has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which the Portfolio purchased upon exercise of the option. Options may be traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.

Risks to the Portfolios of entering into option contracts include counterparty risk, market risk and, with respect to OTC options, illiquidity risk. Counterparty risk arises from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. If the counterparty defaults, a Portfolio’s loss will consist of the net amount of contractual payments that the Portfolio has not yet received.

 

 

 

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Market risk is the risk that there will be an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying securities. There is also the risk a Portfolio may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. In addition, unlisted options are not traded on an exchange and may not be as actively traded as listed options, making the valuation of such securities more difficult. An unlisted option also entails a greater risk that the party on the other side of the option transaction may default, which would make it impossible to close out an unlisted option position in some cases, and profits related to the transaction lost thereby. During the year ended December 31, 2014, none of the Portfolios had transactions in options written.

Master Agreements: Certain Portfolios that hold derivative instruments and other financial instruments may be a party to ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.) Master Agreements or similar agreements (“Master Agreements”) with certain counterparties that govern such instruments. Master Agreements may contain provisions regarding, among other things, the parties’ general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral requirements, events of default and early termination. Collateral can be in the form of cash or securities as agreed to by a Portfolio and applicable counterparty. Collateral requirements are generally determined based on a Portfolio’s net position with each counterparty. Master Agreements may also include certain provisions that require a Portfolio to post additional collateral upon the occurrence of certain events, such as when a Portfolio’s net assets fall below a specified level. In addition, Master Agreements typically specify certain standard termination events, such as failure of a party to pay or deliver, credit support defaults and other events of default. Termination events applicable to a Portfolio may also occur upon a decline in the Portfolio’s net assets below a specified level over a certain period of time. Additional termination events applicable to counterparties may occur upon a decline in a counterparty’s long-term and short-term credit ratings below a specified level, or upon a decline in the ratings of a counterparty’s credit support provider. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, the other party may elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all instruments outstanding pursuant to a particular Master Agreement, including the payment of any losses and costs resulting from such early termination, as reasonably determined by the terminating party. Any decision by one or more of a Portfolio’s counterparties to elect early termination could cause a Portfolio to accelerate the payment of liabilities, which settlement amounts could be in excess of the amount of assets that are already posted as collateral. Typically, the Master Agreement will permit a single net payment in the event of default. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. As a result, the early termination with respect to derivative instruments subject to Master Agreements that are in a net liability position could be material to a Portfolio’s financial statements. See additional information on specific types of derivative instruments and other financial instruments as disclosed in the Notes to Financial Statements. The Portfolios do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The following tables represent the value of derivatives held as of December 31, 2014, by their primary underlying risk exposure and respective location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the effect of derivatives on the Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2014. For detailed presentation of derivatives held as of December 31, 2014, please refer to each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.

 

   

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio

 
    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Contracts(1)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value  

Interest rate contracts(2)(3)

  Variation margin on futures contracts   $      Variation margin on futures contracts   $ 45,125   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Derivative Contracts(1)

  

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations

   Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations
     Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations
 

Interest rate contracts(2)

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options contracts/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and written options contracts    $ 482,344       $ (48,578
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)   The Portfolio’s derivative contracts held during the year ended December 31, 2014, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2)   The average value outstanding for interest rate futures contracts was $9,259,781.
(3)   The variation margin on futures contracts is included in the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $(48,578) as reported in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio

 
    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Contracts(1)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value  

Equity contracts(2)

  Call and put options purchased, at value   $      Call and put options purchased, at value   $   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Derivative Contracts(1)

  

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations

   Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations
    Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of  Operations
 

Equity contracts(2)(3)(4)

   Net realized gain (loss) on purchased options contracts/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options contracts    $ (1,029,096   $ 822,689   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   The Portfolio’s derivative contracts held during the year ended December 31, 2014, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2)   The average value outstanding for equity purchased options contracts was $41,880.
(3)   Net realized gain (loss) on purchased options is included in net realized gain (loss) on investments (unaffiliated) line of the Statement of Operations.
(4)   The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on purchased options is included in change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments (unaffiliated) line of the Statement of Operations.

 

   

Multi-Asset Portfolio

 
    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derviatives

 

Derivative Contracts(1)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value  

Equity contracts (2)(4)

  Variation margin on futures contracts   $ 6,520      Variation margin on futures contracts   $   

Interest rate contracts (3)(4)

  Variation margin on futures contracts          Variation margin on futures contracts     437   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 6,520        $ 437   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Derivative Contracts(1)

  

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations

   Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in  Statements of Operations
    Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of  Operations
 

Equity contracts(2)

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options contracts/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and written options contracts    $ (70,197   $ 14,685   

Interest rate contracts(3)

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options contracts/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and written options contracts      591        (2,645
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ (69,606   $ 12,040   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   The Portfolio’s derivative contracts held during the year ended December 31, 2014, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2)   The average value outstanding for equity futures contracts was $475,595.
(3)   The average value outstanding for interest rate futures was $146,592.
(4)   The variation margin on futures contracts is included in the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $(10,827) as reported in the Portfolio of Investments.

 

   

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio

 
    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derviatives

 

Derivative Contracts(1)

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value    

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

  Value  

Equity contracts(2)

  Variation margin on futures contracts   $      Variation margin on futures contracts   $   

Interest rate contracts(3)(5)

  Variation margin on futures contracts     31      Variation margin on futures contracts     656   

Foreign exchange contracts(3)

  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     296,407      Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     80,720   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $ 296,438        $ 81,376   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Derivative Contracts(1)

  

Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations

   Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of Operations
    Change in Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) on Derivatives
Recognized in Statements of  Operations
 

Equity contracts (2)

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options contracts/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and written options contracts    $ (6,468   $ 16,854   

Interest rate contracts (3)

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts and written options contracts/Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and written options contracts      (23,593     (7,208

Foreign exchange contracts (4)

   Net realized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities/Change in unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) on other assets and liabilities      452,266        210,508   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $ 422,205      $ 220,154   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)   The Portfolio’s derivative contracts held during the year ended December 31, 2014, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2)   The average value outstanding for equity futures contracts was $182,220.
(3)   The average value outstanding for interest rate futures was $404,254.
(4)   The average notional amount outstanding for forward foreign currency contracts was $11,869,853.
(5)   The variation margin on futures contracts is included in the cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $(8,833) as reported in the Portfolio of Investments.

As of December 31, 2014, the following tables represent derivative and financial assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis and related collateral pledged for derivatives and financial instruments subject to master netting arrangements. If a Portfolio does not have a derivative or financial asset or liability a table will not be presented. Futures contracts are presented at the variation margin receivable or payable. The repurchase agreements held by a Portfolio as of December 31, 2014, are also subject to master netting agreements but are not included in the following tables. See the Portfolio of Investments and Notes to the Financial Statements for more information about a Portfolio’s holdings in repurchase agreements.

 

Liabilities:    Government and Quality Bond Portfolio  
Description    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
     Gross
Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and  Liabilities
     Net Amounts
of Liabilities Presented
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
 

Derivatives:

        

Interest rate contracts

        

Exchange traded

   $ 45,125       $     —       $ 45,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

   $ 45,125       $     —       $ 45,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

      Net Amount
of Liabilities
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of  Assets and Liabilities
     Net Amount#  

Counterparty:

      Financial
Instruments@
    Collateral
Pledged@
    

JP Morgan Chase Bank*

   $ 45,125       $ (45,125   $     —       $     —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Assets:    Multi-Asset Portfolio  
Description    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     Gross
Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and  Liabilities
     Net Amounts
of Assets Presented
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
 

Derivatives:

        

Equity contracts

        

Exchange traded

   $ 6,520       $     —       $ 6,520   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

   $ 6,520       $     —       $ 6,520   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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#   Net amount represents the net amount due from (due to) the counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the master netting arrangement.
*   Exchange Traded Futures — JP Morgan Chase Bank as Futures Commission Merchant

 

      Net Amount
of Assets
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of  Assets and Liabilities
     Net Amount#  

Counterparty:

      Financial
Instruments@
    Collateral
Received@
    

Goldman Sachs & Co.*

   $ 6,520       $ (437   $     —       $ 6,083   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:    Multi-Asset Portfolio  
Description    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
     Gross
Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and  Liabilities
     Net Amounts
of Liabilities Presented
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
 

Derivatives:

        

Interest rate contracts

        

Exchange traded

   $ 437       $     —       $ 437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

   $ 437       $     —       $ 437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

      Net Amount
of Liabilities
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of  Assets and Liabilities
     Net Amount#  

Counterparty:

      Financial
Instruments@
    Collateral
Pledged@
    

Goldman Sachs & Co.*

   $ 437       $ (437   $     —       $     —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Assets:    Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio  
Description    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
     Gross
Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and  Liabilities
     Net Amounts
of Assets Presented
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
 

Derivatives:

        

Interest rate contracts

   $ 31       $     —       $ 31   

Exchange traded

        

Foreign exchange contracts

        

Over-the-counter

     296,407                 296,407   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

   $ 296,438       $     —       $ 296,438   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

@   For each respective counterparty, collateral received or (pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of the derivative or financial asset/liability in the table above.
#   Net amount represents the net amount due from (due to) the counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the master netting arrangement.
*   Exchange Traded Futures — Goldman Sachs & Co. as Futures Commission Merchant

 

 

 

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      Net Amount
of Assets
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of  Assets and Liabilities
     Net Amount#  

Counterparty:

      Financial
Instruments@
    Collateral
Received@
    

Bank of America, N.A

   $ 64,800       $ (7,375   $     —       $ 57,425   

Barclays Bank PLC

     724         (724               

BNP Paribas SA

     3,066         (196             2,870   

Citibank N.A

     4,146         (1,186             2,960   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     40         (7             33   

Deutsche Bank AG London

     1,252         (190             1,062   

Goldman Sachs & Co.*

     31         (31               

Goldman Sachs International

     18,718         (361             18,357   

HSBC Bank USA

     1,725         (1,725               

JPMorgan Chase Bank.

     20,521         (6,940             13,581   

Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC

     73,261         (20,304             52,957   

National Australia Bank, Ltd. .

     13,352         (1,486             11,866   

Royal Bank of Canada.

     18,940                        18,940   

Standard Chartered Bank.

     11                        11   

State Street Bank and Trust Co

     24,446         (198             24,248   

UBS AG

     43,550         (14,053             29,497   

Westpac Banking Corp

     7,855         (827             7,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 296,438       $ (55,603   $     —       $ 240,835   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:    Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio  
Description    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
     Gross
Amounts Offset
in the Statements of
Assets and  Liabilities
     Net Amounts
of Liabilities Presented
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
 

Derivatives:

        

Interest rate contracts

        

Exchange traded

   $ 656       $     —       $ 656   

Foreign exchange contracts

        

Over the counter

     80,720                 80,720   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives, subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement

   $ 81,376       $     —       $ 81,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

      Net Amount
of Liabilities
in the Statements  of
Assets and Liabilities
     Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statements of  Assets and Liabilities
     Net Amount#  

Counterparty:

      Financial
Instruments@
    Collateral
Pledged@
    

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 7,375       $ (7,375   $     —       $   

Barclays Bank PLC

     4,312         (724             3,588   

BNP Paribas SA

     196         (196               

Citibank N.A

     1,186         (1,186               

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     7         (7               

Credit Suisse International

     20,762                        20,762   

Deutsche Bank AG London

     190         (190               

Goldman Sachs & Co. *

     656         (31             625   

Goldman Sachs International

     361         (361               

HSBC Bank USA

     2,523         (1,725             798   

JPMorgan Chase Bank.

     6,940         (6,940               

Morgan Stanley and Co. International PLC

     20,304         (20,304               

National Australia Bank, Ltd. .

     1,486         (1,486               

State Street Bank and Trust Co

     198         (198               

UBS AG

     14,053         (14,053               

Westpac Banking Corp.

     827         (827               
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 81,376       $ (55,603   $     —       $ 25,773   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

@   For each respective counterparty, collateral received or (pledged) is limited to an amount not to exceed 100% of the net amount of the derivative or financial asset/liability in the table above.
#   Net amount represents the net amount due from (due to) the counterparty in the event of a default based on the contractual set-off rights under the master netting arrangement.
*   Exchange Traded Futures — Goldman Sachs & Co. as Futures Commission Merchant

 

 

 
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Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Portfolios are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward foreign currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation.

The Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of securities held at the end of the year.

Similarly, the Portfolios do not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the year.

Realized foreign exchange gains and losses on other assets and liabilities and change in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses on other assets and liabilities located in the Statements of Operations include realized foreign exchange gains and losses from currency gains or losses between the trade and the settlement dates of securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolios’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid and changes in the unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses relating to the other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates and realized gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts.

Securities Transactions, Investment Income, Expenses, Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders: Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. For financial statement purposes, the Portfolios amortize all premiums and accrete all discounts on fixed income securities.

Interest income is accrued daily from settlement date except when collection is not expected. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed after the ex-dividend date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as components of interest income on the Statements of Operations.

Portfolios which earn foreign income and capital gains may be subject to foreign withholding taxes and capital gains taxes at various rates. Under applicable foreign law, a withholding of tax may be imposed on interest, dividends, and capital gains from the sale of foreign securities at various rates. India, Thailand, and other countries’ tax regulations require that taxes be paid on capital gains realized by a Portfolio.

Distributions received from a Portfolio’s investments in U.S. real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) often include a “return of capital” which is recorded as a reduction to the cost basis of the securities held.

Net investment income, expenses other than class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares of each class of shares at the beginning of the day (after adjusting for current capital shares activity of the respective class).

Expenses common to all Portfolios, not directly related to individual Portfolios are allocated among the Portfolios based upon relative net assets or other appropriate allocation methods. In all other respects, expenses are charged to each Portfolio as incurred on a specific identification basis.

Dividends from net investment income and capital gain distributions, if any, are paid annually for all Portfolios. The Portfolios record dividends and distributions to their shareholders on the ex-dividend date.

The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts at fiscal year end based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Net assets are not affected by these reclassifications.

Each Portfolio is considered a separate entity for tax purposes and intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute all of its taxable income, including any net capital gains on investments, to its shareholders. Each Portfolio also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that each Portfolio will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. Therefore, no federal income tax or excise tax provision is required.

Each Portfolio recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained, assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has analyzed each Portfolio’s tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open tax years 2011 – 2013 or expected to be taken in each Portfolio’s 2014 tax return. The Portfolios are not aware of any tax provisions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. The Portfolios file U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns. With few exceptions, the Portfolios are no longer subject to U.S. federal and state tax examinations by tax authorities for tax returns ending before 2011.

Repurchase Agreements: The Portfolios, along with other affiliated registered investment companies, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board and applicable guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), may transfer uninvested cash balances into a single joint account, the daily aggregate balance of which is invested in one or more repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S.

 

 

 

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Treasury or federal agency obligations. In a repurchase agreement, the seller of a security agrees to repurchase the security at a mutually agreed-upon time and price, which reflects the effective rate of return for the term of the agreement. For repurchase agreements and joint repurchase agreements, the Trust’s custodian takes possession of the collateral pledged for investments in such repurchase agreements (“repo” or collectively “repos”). The underlying collateral is valued daily on a mark to market basis, plus accrued interest to ensure that the value, at the time the agreement is entered into, is equal to at least 102% of the repurchase price, including accrued interest. In the event of default of the obligation to repurchase, a Portfolio has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by a Portfolio may be delayed or limited.

As of December 31, 2014, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in the joint repurchase agreement with Bank of America Securities LLC:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

Government and Quality Bond

     16.00   $ 8,740,000   

Growth and Income

     1.06        580,000   

Growth

     3.55        1,940,000   

Capital Appreciation

     8.61        4,705,000   

Natural Resources

     2.42        1,320,000   

Multi-Asset

     0.64        350,000   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     0.10        55,000   

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

Bank of America Securities LLC, dated December 31, 2014, bearing interest at a rate of 0.05% per annum, with a principal amount of $54,620,000, a repurchase price of $54,620,152, and a maturity date of January 2, 2015. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Market
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     0.75     02/28/2018       $ 4,826,000       $ 4,765,530   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     3.13     05/15/2019       $ 47,738,400       $ 51,031,395   

As of December 31, 2014, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in the joint repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital PLC:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

Government and Quality Bond

     15.97   $ 11,205,000   

Growth and Income

     1.08        755,000   

Growth

     3.55        2,490,000   

Capital Appreciation

     8.61        6,040,000   

Natural Resources

     2.42        1,700,000   

Multi-Asset

     0.66        460,000   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     0.12        85,000   

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

Barclays Capital PLC, dated December 31, 2014, bearing interest at a rate of 0.05% per annum, with a principal amount of $70,150,000, a repurchase price of $70,150,195, and a maturity date of January 2, 2015. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Market
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2.13     01/31/2021       $ 69,753,000       $ 71,283,381   

As of December 31, 2014, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in the joint repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas SA:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

Government and Quality Bond

     15.99   $ 11,190,000   

Growth and Income

     1.06        740,000   

Growth

     3.55        2,485,000   

Capital Appreciation

     8.62        6,030,000   

Natural Resources

     2.42        1,695,000   

Multi-Asset

     0.64        450,000   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     0.11        75,000   

 

 

 
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As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

BNP Paribas SA, dated December 31, 2014, bearing interest at a rate of 0.05% per annum, with a principal amount of $69,965,000, a repurchase price of $69,965,194, and a maturity date of January 2, 2015. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Market
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     3.13     05/15/2021       $ 66,418,700       $ 71,420,692   

As of December 31, 2014, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in the joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
    

 

Government and Quality Bond

     16.00   $ 6,905,000      

Growth and Income

     1.05        455,000      

Growth

     3.54        1,530,000      

Capital Appreciation

     8.62        3,720,000      

Natural Resources

     2.42        1,045,000      

Multi-Asset

     0.64        275,000      

Strategic Multi-Asset

     0.10        45,000      

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

Deutsche Bank AG, dated December 31, 2014, bearing interest at a rate of 0.09% per annum, with a principal amount of $43,165,000, a repurchase price of $43,165,216, and a maturity date of January 2, 2015. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Market
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     1.38     07/31/2018       $ 43,792,000       $ 44,047,307   

As of December 31, 2014, the following Portfolios held an undivided interest in the joint repurchase agreement with RBS Securities, Inc.:

 

Portfolio

   Percentage
Ownership
    Principal
Amount
 

Government and Quality Bond

     15.99   $ 11,190,000   

Growth and Income

     1.06        740,000   

Growth

     3.55        2,485,000   

Capital Appreciation

     8.62        6,030,000   

Natural Resources

     2.42        1,695,000   

Multi-Asset

     0.64        450,000   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     0.11        75,000   

As of such date, the repurchase agreement in that joint account and the collateral thereof were as follows:

RBS Securities, Inc. dated December 31, 2014, bearing interest at a rate of 0.06% per annum, with a principal amount of $69,965,000, a repurchase price of $69,965,233, and a maturity date of January 2, 2015. The repurchase agreement is collateralized by the following:

 

Type of Collateral

   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date
     Principal
Amount
     Market
Value
 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     3.63     02/15/2021       $ 64,135,000       $ 71,426,508   

Mortgage-Backed Dollar Rolls: During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio and Multi-Asset Portfolio entered into dollar rolls using “to be announced” (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities (“TBA Rolls”). Roll transactions involve the sale of mortgage or other asset backed securities with the commitment to purchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. The Portfolios’ policy is to record the components of TBA Rolls as purchase/sale transactions. Any difference between the purchase and sale price is recorded as a realized gain or loss on the date the transaction is entered into. The Government and Quality Bond Portfolio and Multi-Asset Portfolio had TBA Rolls outstanding at period end, which are included in receivable for investments sold and payable for investments purchased in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. TBA Roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities held by a Portfolio may decline below the price of the securities that the Portfolio has sold but is obligated to repurchase under the agreement. In the event that the buyer of securities in a TBA Roll transaction files bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a Portfolio’s use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Portfolio’s obligation to repurchase the securities. The return earned by a Portfolio with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction may not exceed the transaction costs. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio and Multi-Asset Portfolio had realized gains (losses) from mortgage-backed dollar rolls of $10,723,774 and $92,057, respectively.

When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments: The Portfolios may purchase or sell when-issued securities, including TBA securities that have been authorized, but not yet issued in the market. In addition, a Portfolio may purchase or sell securities on a

 

 

 

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forward commitment basis. A forward commitment involves entering into a contract to purchase or sell securities, typically on an extended settlement basis, for a fixed price at a future date. The Portfolios may engage in when-issued or forward commitment transactions in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield at the time of entering into the obligation. The purchase of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines before the settlement date. Conversely, the sale of securities on a when-issued or forward commitment basis involves the risk that the value of the securities sold may increase before the settlement date. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio and Multi-Asset Portfolio purchased and/or sold when-issued securities and/or sold forward commitments.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (“SMBS”) are derivative multiple-class mortgage-backed securities. SMBS are often structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. SMBS have greater market volatility than other types of U.S. government securities in which a Portfolio invests. A common type of SMBS has one class receiving some of the interest and all or most of the principal (the “principal only” class) from the mortgage pool, while the other class will receive all or most of the interest (the “interest only” class). The yield to maturity on an interest only class is extremely sensitive not only to changes in prevailing interest rates, but also to the rate of principal payments, including principal prepayments, on the underlying pool of mortgage assets, and a rapid rate of principal payment may have a material adverse effect on a Portfolio’s yield.

Note 3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with SAAMCo with respect to each Portfolio. SAAMCo serves as manager for each of the Portfolios. The Management Agreement provides that SAAMCo shall act as investment adviser to the Trust; manage the Trust’s investments; administer its business affairs; furnish offices, necessary facilities and equipment; provide clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services; and permit any of its officers or employees to serve, without compensation, as trustees or officers of the Trust, if duly elected to such positions.

The Trust pays SAAMCo a monthly fee, calculated daily at the following annual percentages of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets:

 

Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Management
Fee
 
Government and      
Quality Bond      $0-$200 million         .625%   
   > $200 million         .575%   
   > $500 million         .500%   
Asset Allocation      $0-$50 million         .750%   
   > $50 million         .650%   
   > $150 million         .600%   
   > $250 million         .550%   
Growth and Income      $0-$100 million         .700%   
   > $100 million         .650%   
   > $250 million         .600%   
   > $500 million         .575%   
Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Management
Fee
 
Growth      $0-$250 million         .750%   
   > $250 million         .675%   
   > $500 million         .600%   
Capital Appreciation      $0-$50 million         .750%   
   > $50 million         .725%   
   > $100 million         .700%   
Natural Resources    > $0         .750%   
Multi-Asset      $0-$200 million         1.000%   
   > $200 million         .875%   
   > $500 million         .800%   
Strategic Multi-Asset      $0-$200 million         1.000%   
   > $200 million         .875%   
   > $500 million         .800%   
 

 

Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington Management”) and EDGE Asset Management, Inc. (“EDGE”), act as Subadvisers to the Trust pursuant to Subadvisory Agreements with SAAMCo. Under the Subadvisory Agreements, Wellington Management and EDGE manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolios of the Trust. Wellington Management and EDGE are independent of SAAMCo and discharge their responsibilities subject to the policies of the Board and oversight and supervision of SAAMCo, which pays Wellington Management and EDGE fees out of advisory fees it receives from the Portfolios.

The portion of the investment advisory fee received by SAAMCo which is paid to Wellington Management for all Portfolios except Asset Allocation which is paid to EDGE, are as follows:

 

Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Subadvisory
Fee
 
Government and      
Quality Bond      $0-$50 million         .225%   
   > $50 million         .125%   
   > $100 million         .100%   
Asset Allocation      $0-$50 million         .400%   
   > $50 million         .300%   
   >  $150 million         .250%   
   > $250 million         .200%   
Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Subadvisory
Fee
 
Growth and Income      $0-$50 million         .325%   
   > $50 million         .225%   
   >  $150 million         .200%   
   > $500 million         .150%   
Growth      $0-$50 million         .325%   
   > $50 million         .225%   
   > $150 million         .200%   
   > $500 million         .150%   
 

 

 

 
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Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Subadvisory
Fee
 
Capital Appreciation      $0-$50 million         .375%   
   > $50 million         .275%   
   >  $150 million         .250%   
Natural Resources      $0-$50 million         .350%   
   > $50 million         .250%   
   > $150 million         .200%   
   > $500 million         .150%   
Portfolio   

Average Daily

Net Assets

     Subadvisory
Fee
 
Multi-Asset      $0-$50 million         .250%   
   > $50 million         .175%   
   >  $150 million         .150%   
Strategic Multi-Asset      $0-$50 million         .300%   
   > $50 million         .200%   
   > $150 million         .175%   
   > $500 million         .150%   
 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, SAAMCo accrued fees of $25,209,692 from the Trust, of which SAAMCo informed the Trust that $17,411,708 was retained and $7,797,984 was paid to Wellington Management and EDGE, collectively.

Class 2 and Class 3 shares of each Portfolio are subject to a Rule 12b-1 plan that provides for service fees payable at the annual rate of 0.15% and 0.25%, of the average daily net assets of such Class 2 and Class 3 shares, respectively. The service fees will be used to compensate the Life Companies for expenditures made to financial intermediaries for providing services to contract holders who are the indirect beneficial owners of the Portfolios’ Class 2 and Class 3 shares.

The Trust has entered into a Transfer Agency and Services Agreement with VALIC Retirement Services Company (VRSCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC”), which is an affiliate of the Adviser. Under the agreement, VRSCO provides services, which include the issuance and redemption of shares, payment of dividends between the Trust and their “institutional” shareholders and certain shareholder reporting services including confirmation of transactions, statements of account and tax reporting. The Trust, SunAmerica Series Trust and Seasons Series Trust pay VRSCO an annual fee in the aggregate amount of $150,000 for Transfer Agency Services provided pursuant to the agreement, which is allocated based on shareholder accounts. Accordingly, for the period ended December 31, 2014, transfer agent fees were paid (see Statements of Operations) based on the aforementioned agreement.

SAAMCo has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent the Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses of the Multi-Asset Portfolio exceed 1.10% for Class 1 shares and 1.35% for Class 3 shares, respectively, through April 30, 2015. Further, effective July 1, 2014, SAAMCo is voluntarily waiving fees and/or reimbursing expenses, if necessary, for the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio, so that the annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.20% for Class 1. For the purposes of waived fee and/or reimbursed expense calculations, Annual Fund Operating Expenses shall not include extraordinary expenses, as determined under GAAP, litigation, or acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses relating to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, interest, taxes and governmental fees, and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Portfolio’s business. Any voluntary or contractual waivers or reimbursements made by SAAMCo with respect to the Multi-Asset and Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolios are subject to recoupment from each Portfolio within two years after the occurrence of the waivers and/or reimbursements, provided that the Portfolios are able to effect such payment to SAAMCo and remain in compliance with their contractual expense limitations in effect at the time the waivers and/or reimbursements were made. The contractual fee waivers and/or expense limitations may be modified or discontinued prior to April 30, 2015, only with the approval of the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2014, pursuant to the contractual and voluntary expense limitations mentioned above, SAAMCo waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses as follows:

 

Portfolio    Amount  

Multi Asset — Class 1

   $ 249,376   

Multi Asset — Class 3

     1,395   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     61,301   

For the year ended December 31, 2014, expenses previously waived and/or reimbursed by SAAMCo that are subject to recoupment and expire during the time period indicated are as follows:

 

      Balance
Subject to Recoupment
 
Portfolio   

December 31, 2015

     December 31, 2016  

Multi Asset — Class 1

   $ 97,003       $ 249,376   

Multi Asset — Class 3

     470         1,395   

Strategic Multi-Asset

             61,301   

 

 

 

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Note 4.  Expense Reductions

Through expense offset arrangements resulting from broker commission recapture, a portion of the expenses of the Portfolios set forth below have been reduced. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the amount of expense reductions received by each Portfolio used to offset non-affiliated expenses were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Total Expense
Reductions
 

Asset Allocation

   $ 281   

Growth and Income

     170   

Growth

     1,905   

Capital Appreciation

     20,195   

Natural Resources

     4,356   

Multi-Asset

     13   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     343   

Note 5.  Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of long-term investments during the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

    Government
and Quality
Bond Portfolio
    Asset
Allocation
Portfolio
    Growth and
Income
Portfolio
    Growth
Portfolio
    Capital
Appreciation
Portfolio
    Natural
Resources
Portfolio
    Multi-Asset
Portfolio
    Strategic
Multi-Asset
Portfolio
 

Purchases (excluding U.S. government securities)

  $ 98,947,183      $ 60,505,057      $ 134,467,755      $ 742,381,886      $ 1,193,784,151      $ 206,354,736      $ 15,391,764      $ 19,158,487   

Sales (excluding U.S. government securities)

    43,182,032        77,270,727        85,023,434        689,860,232        1,322,421,227        205,743,626        17,894,365        20,370,092   

Purchases of U.S. government securities

    1,699,287,084        3,975,122                                    3,822,991        845,711   

Sales of U.S. government securities

    1,627,567,503        9,045,492                                    3,449,659        764,152   

Note 6.  Federal Income Taxes

The following details the tax basis of distributions as well as the components of distributable earnings. The tax basis components of distributable earnings differ from the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities by temporary book/tax differences primarily arising from wash sales, post October losses, investments in passive foreign investment companies, investments in real estate investment trusts, investments in regulated investment companies, straddles, amortization of premium/discount, contingent payment debt instruments, investments in partnerships, treatment of defaulted securities and derivative transactions.

 

     For the year ended December 31, 2014  
     Distributable Earnings     Tax Distributions  

Portfolio

   Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term Gains/
Capital and
Other Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)*
    Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital
Gains
 

Government and Quality Bond

   $ 24,873,809       $ 331,560      $ 40,493,059      $ 23,832,105       $   

Asset Allocation

     5,952,897         20,555,508        32,781,881        5,220,061         6,039,907   

Growth and Income

     4,007,691         5,037,890        24,134,395        3,728,579         510,031   

Growth

     3,872,040         93,501,275        31,449,344        3,102,263           

Capital Appreciation

     73,679,791         156,202,428        240,636,171        103,154,500         129,659,549   

Natural Resources

     2,410,081         (7,077,357     (45,351,004     2,197,291           

Multi-Asset

     377,745         2,476,551        2,134,275        211,095           

Strategic Multi-Asset

     1,038,832         1,426,979        949,592        1,774,675         1,247,424   

 

*   Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) includes amounts for derivatives and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency.

 

     For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Tax Distributions  
      Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital
Gains
 

Government & Quality Bond

   $ 38,030,362       $ 1,258,833   

Asset Allocation

     6,230,372           

Growth and Income

     203,675           

Growth

     3,436,368           

Capital Appreciation

     17,744,590         116,133,039   

Natural Resources

     1,867,088           

Multi-Asset

     235,848           

Strategic Multi-Asset

     504,755         143,783   

 

 

 
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As of December 31, 2014, for Federal income tax purposes, the Portfolios indicated below have capital loss carryforwards, which expire in the year indicated, which are available to offset future capital gains, if any:

 

Fund

   Capital Loss
Carryforward†
     Unlimited†  
   2017      2018      ST      LT  

Government and Quality Bond

   $       $       $       $   

Asset Allocation

                               

Growth and Income

                               

Growth

                               

Capital Appreciation

                               

Natural Resources

                     528,608         6,548,749   

Multi-Asset

                               

Strategic MultiAsset

                               

 

  On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. Under the Act, the fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

The Portfolios indicated below, utilized capital loss carryforwards, which offset net taxable gains realized in the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Portfolio

   Capital Loss
Carryforward
Utilized
 

Government & Quality Bond

   $ 10,152,745   

Asset Allocation

       

Growth and Income

       

Growth

     28,559,129   

Capital Appreciation

       

Natural Resources

     9,456,317   

Multi-Asset

     385,613   

Strategic Multi-Asset

       

For the year ended December 31, 2014, the reclassifications arising from book/tax differences resulted in increases (decreases) that were primarily due to treatment of foreign currency, principal paydown adjustments, amortization premium/discount, net operating loss, investments in partnerships, contingent payment debt instruments, and sale of passive foreign investment companies to the components of net assets as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Accumulated
Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Undistributed
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Capital
Paid-in
 

Government & Quality Bond

   $ 2,521,162      $ (2,521,162   $   

Asset Allocation

     315,667        (286,847     (28,820

Growth and Income

     473        (473       

Growth

     6,365        (6,365       

Capital Appreciation

     3,237,480        (3,237,480       

Natural Resources

     (59,474     59,474          

Multi-Asset

     7,811        (7,811       

Strategic Multi-Asset

     419,081        (419,081       

As of December 31, 2014, the amounts of the aggregate unrealized gain (loss) and the cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes, including short-term securities and repurchase agreements, were as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Aggregate
Unrealized
Gain
     Aggregate
Unrealized
Loss
    Net Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
    Cost of
Investments
 

Government and Quality Bond

   $ 42,135,833       $ (1,328,124   $ 40,807,709      $ 1,677,803,450   

Asset Allocation

     36,112,261         (3,330,267     32,781,994        185,688,065   

Growth and Income

     25,436,137         (1,301,742     24,134,395        149,138,575   

Growth

     61,285,537         (29,835,911     31,449,626        615,949,480   

Capital Appreciation

     275,453,931         (34,816,617     240,637,314        1,132,062,459   

Natural Resources

     1,568,070         (46,918,092     (45,350,022     237,209,163   

Multi-Asset

     2,415,568         (281,293     2,134,275        21,906,075   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     1,747,062         (811,675     935,387        19,955,650   

 

 

 

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Note 7.  Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in capital shares of each class of each Portfolio were as follows:

 

     Government and Quality Bond Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     10,900,124      $ 164,126,032        11,650,396      $ 177,279,065        151,740      $ 2,288,034        329,258      $ 4,965,103   

Reinvested dividends

     659,934        9,837,045        898,734        13,059,600        51,741        772,053        113,711        1,653,485   

Shares redeemed

     (2,451,317     (36,873,514     (4,921,558     (75,042,920     (670,054     (10,084,840     (964,351     (14,705,061
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     9,108,741      $ 137,089,563        7,627,572      $ 115,295,745        (466,573   $ (7,024,753     (521,382   $ (8,086,473
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                
     Government and Quality Bond Portfolio                          
     Class 3                          
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
             
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                          

Shares sold

     5,180,331      $ 77,767,589        11,937,196      $ 179,687,704           

Reinvested dividends

     889,449        13,223,007        1,695,634        24,576,110           

Shares redeemed

     (9,316,131     (139,563,672     (9,988,059     (151,751,584        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,246,351   $ (48,573,076     3,644,771      $ 52,512,230           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         
                
     Asset Allocation Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     183,678      $ 3,035,169        272,977      $ 4,153,283        66,358      $ 1,081,948        103,380      $ 1,563,540   

Reinvested dividends

     468,744        7,684,657        295,650        4,465,507        48,508        794,525        30,632        462,207   

Shares redeemed

     (1,641,929     (27,158,439     (1,982,619     (30,307,144     (278,434     (4,588,405     (231,732     (3,525,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (989,507   $ (16,438,613     (1,413,992   $ (21,688,354     (163,568   $ (2,711,932     (97,720   $ (1,499,641
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

                         
     Class 3                          
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
                         
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                          

Shares sold

     453,253      $ 7,450,792        888,846      $ 13,533,925           

Reinvested dividends

     170,482        2,780,786        86,628        1,302,658           

Shares redeemed

     (592,624     (9,749,529     (662,113     (10,044,833        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net increase (decrease)

     31,111      $ 482,049        313,361      $ 4,791,750           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         
                
     Growth and Income Portfolio                          
     Class 1                          
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
                         
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                          

Shares sold

     4,232,742      $ 50,086,901        5,000,772      $ 49,528,210           

Reinvested dividends

     352,457        4,238,610        20,004        203,675           

Shares redeemed

     (125,120     (1,447,761     (287,295     (2,723,333        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net increase (decrease)

     4,460,079      $ 52,877,750        4,733,481      $ 47,008,552           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         
                
     Growth Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold

     3,363,875      $ 101,714,509        3,860,894      $ 98,442,635        36,774      $ 1,080,725        24,028      $ 584,414   

Reinvested dividends

     84,705        2,633,069        99,233        2,618,467        3,302        102,689        6,167        162,804   

Shares redeemed

     (1,073,149     (32,207,809     (1,370,030     (34,476,245     (178,103     (5,392,421     (270,426     (6,879,187
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     2,375,431      $ 72,139,769        2,590,097      $ 66,584,857        (138,027   $ (4,209,007     (240,231   $ (6,131,969
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 
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     Class 3                          
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
                         
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                          

Shares sold

     197,492      $ 5,935,403        179,355      $ 4,492,106           

Reinvested dividends

     11,803        366,505        24,855        655,097           

Shares redeemed .

     (813,411     (24,528,478     (1,315,875     (33,609,366        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net increase (decrease)

     (604,116   $ (18,226,570     (1,111,665   $ (28,462,163        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         
                
     Capital Appreciation Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold .

     1,102,507      $ 54,545,127        1,186,566      $ 54,248,716        25,516      $ 1,229,412        39,374      $ 1,720,943   

Reinvested dividends

     2,360,865        109,880,909        1,330,450        60,620,955        217,965        9,907,113        145,105        6,492,067   

Shares redeemed .

     (1,656,060     (81,843,561     (2,059,615     (93,741,869     (249,916     (12,176,123     (316,862     (14,307,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     1,807,312      $ 82,582,475        457,401      $ 21,127,802        (6,435   $ (1,039,598     (132,383   $ (6,094,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

                         
     Class 3                          
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
                         
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                          

Shares sold .

     894,550      $ 42,771,849        1,123,291      $ 50,465,856           

Reinvested dividends

     2,525,647        113,026,027        1,510,153        66,764,607           

Shares redeemed .

     (2,568,781     (121,508,451     (3,078,692     (136,994,923        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net increase (decrease)

     851,416      $ 34,289,425        (445,248   $ (19,764,460        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         
                
     Natural Resources Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 2  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold .

     1,127,382      $ 26,501,260        1,120,887      $ 25,280,473        46,067      $ 943,877        50,457      $ 1,128,296   

Reinvested dividends

     49,265        1,215,552        38,557        878,635        4,674        115,003        4,935        112,124   

Shares redeemed .

     (408,447     (9,642,106     (647,162     (14,590,937     (96,053     (2,274,212     (138,843     (3,143,959
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     768,200      $ 18,074,706        512,282      $ 11,568,171        (45,312   $ (1,215,332     (83,451   $ (1,903,539
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

 

                         
     Class 3                          
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
                         
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                          

Shares sold .

     1,113,869      $ 23,253,681        736,597      $ 16,088,708           

Reinvested dividends

     35,396        866,736        38,757        876,329           

Shares redeemed .

     (1,088,892     (25,711,661     (1,493,737     (33,443,743        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         

Net increase (decrease)

     60,373      $ (1,591,244     (718,383   $ (16,478,706        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

         
                
     Multi-Asset Portfolio  
     Class 1     Class 3  
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Shares sold .

     10,318      $ 82,314        33,031      $ 228,194             $             $   

Reinvested dividends

     26,499        210,188        33,305        234,735        114        907        158        1,113   

Shares redeemed .

     (334,347     (2,605,764     (477,372     (3,304,563                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (297,530   $ (2,313,262     (411,036   $ (2,841,634     114      $ 907        158      $ 1,113   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                

 

 

 

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     Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio                     
     Class 1                     
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
                    
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount                     

Shares sold

     31,717      $ 297,584        18,059      $ 157,610              

Reinvested dividends

     356,477        3,022,099        72,990        648,538              

Shares redeemed

     (286,366     (2,631,759     (342,087     (3,022,563           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

            

Net increase (decrease)

     101,828      $ 687,924        (251,038   $ (2,216,415           
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

            

Note 8.  Trustees’ Retirement Plan

The Board of Anchor Series Trust has adopted the SunAmerica Disinterested Trustees’ and Directors’ Retirement Plan (the “Retirement Plan”) effective January 1, 1993, as amended, for the Disinterested Trustees. The Retirement Plan provides generally that a Disinterested Trustee may become a participant (“Participant”) in the Retirement Plan if he or she has at least 10 years of consecutive service as a Disinterested Trustee of any of the adopting SunAmerica mutual funds (the “Adopting Funds”) or has attained the age of 60 while a Trustee and completed five (5) consecutive years of service as a Trustee of any Adopting Fund (an “Eligible Trustee”). Pursuant to the Retirement Plan, an Eligible Trustee may receive benefits upon (i) his or her death or disability while a Trustee or (ii) the termination of his or her tenure as a Trustee, other than removal for cause from each of the Adopting Funds with respect to which he or she is an Eligible Trustee.

As of each of the first 10 birthdays after becoming a Participant and on which he or she is both a Trustee and Participant, each Eligible Trustee will be credited with an amount equal to 50% of his or her regular fees (excluding committee fees) for services as a Disinterested Trustee of each Adopting Fund for the calendar year in which such birthday occurs. In addition, an amount equal to 8.50% of any amounts credited under the preceding statement during prior years is added to each Eligible Trustee’s account. The rights of any Participant to benefits under the Retirement Plan shall be an unsecured claim against the assets of the Adopting Funds. An Eligible Trustee may receive any benefits payable under the Retirement Plan, at his or her election, either in one lump sum or in up to 15 annual installments. Any undistributed amounts shall continue to accrue interest at 8.50%.

Effective December 3, 2008, the Retirement Plan was amended to, among other things, (1) freeze the Retirement Plan as to future accruals for active Participants as of December 31, 2008, (2) prohibit Disinterested Trustees from first becoming participants in the Retirement Plan after December 31, 2008 and (3) permit active Participants to elect to receive a distribution of their entire Retirement Plan account balance in 2009. The freeze on future accruals does not apply to Participants that have commenced receiving benefits under the Retirement Plan on or before December 31, 2008.

The following amounts for the Retirement Plan Liabilities are included in the Trustees’ fees and expenses payable line on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and the amounts for the Retirement Plan Expenses are included in the Trustees’ fees and expenses line on the Statements of Operations.

 

     As of December 31, 2014  

Portfolio

   Retirement
Plan
Liability
     Retirement
Plan
Expense
     Retirement
Plan
Payments
 

Government and Quality Bond

   $ 2,066       $ 208       $ 4,973   

Asset Allocation

     445         40         1,084   

Growth and Income

     86         15         193   

Growth

     1,452         91         3,640   

Capital Appreciation

     2,880         212         7,142   

Natural Resources

     420         37         1,027   

Multi-Asset

     256         4         675   

Strategic Multi-Asset

     178         4         468   

Note 9.  Line of Credit

The SunAmerica family of mutual funds has established a $75 million committed and a $50 million uncommitted line of credit with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the Portfolios’ custodian. Interest is currently payable at the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 125 basis points or the overnight London Interbank Offered Rate plus 125 basis points on the committed line and State Street Bank and Trust Company’s discretionary bid rate on the uncommitted line of credit. There is also a commitment fee of 15 basis points per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line of credit and a one-time closing fee of 5 basis points on the uncommitted line of credit which is included in other expenses on the Statements of Operations. Prior to September 12, 2014, the commitment fee was 10 basis points per annum on the daily unused portion of the committed line of credit and there was no closing fee on the uncommitted line of credit.

 

 

 
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Borrowings under the line of credit will commence when the respective Portfolio’s cash shortfall exceeds $100,000. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the following Portfolio had borrowings:

 

Portfolio

   Days
outstanding
     Interest
Charges
     Average
Debt
Utilized
     Weighted
Average
Interest
 

Capital Appreciation

     9       $ 1,782       $ 5,311,336         1.34

At December 31, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding.

Note 10.  Interfund Lending Agreement

Pursuant to the exemptive relief granted by the SEC, the Portfolios are permitted to participate in an interfund lending program among investment companies advised by SAAMCo or an affiliate. The interfund lending program allows the participating Portfolios to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes. An interfund loan will be made under this facility only if the participating Portfolios receive a more favorable interest rate than would otherwise be available from a typical bank for a comparable transaction. For the year ended December 31, 2014, none of the Portfolios participated in this program.

Note 11.  Investment Concentration

Some of the Portfolios may invest internationally, including in “emerging market” countries. Emerging market securities involve risks not typically associated with investing in securities of issuers in more developed markets. The markets of emerging market countries are typically more volatile and potentially less liquid than more developed countries. These securities may be denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars. While investing internationally may reduce portfolio risk by increasing the diversification of portfolio investments, the value of the investment may be affected by fluctuating currency values, changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, and greater market volatility. These risks are primary risks of the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio. At December 31, 2014, the Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio had 7.1% of its net assets invested in securities domiciled in Japan.

The Government and Quality Bond Portfolio, Asset Allocation Portfolio, and Multi-Asset Portfolio may invest in obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that may vary in the level of support they receive from the government. The government may choose not to provide financial support to government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so, and if the issuer defaulted, the fund holding securities of such issuer might not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government. As a result of each Portfolio’s concentration in such investments, it may be subject to risks associated with the U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities. At December 31, 2014, the Government and Quality Bond Portfolio, Asset Allocation Portfolio, and Multi-Asset Portfolio had 33.9%, 10.0%, and 10.8%, respectively, of their net assets invested in such securities.

Note 12.   Subsequent Events

On September 30, 2014, the Board approved a change in the Multi-Asset Portfolio’s name to the “SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio,” along with certain changes to the Portfolio’s principal investment strategy and techniques. The Board also approved a new Subadvisory Agreement between SunAmerica and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BlackRock”), replacing Wellington Management. These changes became effective on January 12, 2015 (the “Effective Date”). Under the Subadvisory Agreement, the subadvisory fee payable by SunAmerica to BlackRock is equal to an annual rate of 0.425% of average daily net assets on the first $100 million, 0.400% on the next $400 million, 0.375% on the next $500 million and 0.350% thereafter. As of the Effective Date, pursuant to a subadvisory fee waiver agreement (the “BlackRock iShares Waiver”), BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive its subadvisory fee in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s “acquired fund fees and expenses” incurred in connection with its investments in exchange-traded funds that are advised or sponsored by BlackRock or its “affiliated persons,” as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act (the “iShares Funds”). SunAmerica has also contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee with respect to the Portfolio in an amount equal to the BlackRock iShares Waiver in order to pass the benefit of such waiver onto the Portfolio in connection with its investments in the iShares Funds. In addition, SunAmerica has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or reimburse expenses with respect to the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio to the extent that the total annual operating expenses exceed 0.58% and 0.83% for Class 1 and 3 shares, respectively. BlackRock assumed the day-to-day portfolio management responsibility for the SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio, replacing Wellington Management, as of the Effective Date.

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

  

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10   $ 14.95      $ 0.42      $ 0.33      $ 0.75      $ (0.63   $      $ (0.63   $ 15.07        4.98   $ 297,126        0.59     2.75     66

12/31/11

    15.07        0.35        0.71        1.06        (0.49     (0.07     (0.56     15.57        7.09        260,025        0.62        2.24        44   
12/31/12     15.57        0.29        0.31        0.60        (0.37     (0.22     (0.59     15.58        3.83        326,992        0.59        1.88        81   
12/31/13     15.58        0.21        (0.55     (0.34     (0.38     (0.15     (0.53     14.71        (2.15     421,167        0.59        1.40        184   
12/31/14     14.71        0.21        0.55        0.76        (0.29            (0.29     15.18        5.19        572,823        0.58        1.40        128   
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio Class 2   
12/31/10     14.94        0.40        0.33        0.73        (0.61            (0.61     15.06        4.83        80,584        0.74        2.60        66   

12/31/11

    15.06        0.32        0.71        1.03        (0.46     (0.07     (0.53     15.56        6.89        68,974        0.77        2.09        44   
12/31/12     15.56        0.27        0.30        0.57        (0.34     (0.22     (0.56     15.57        3.65        60,472        0.74        1.72        81   
12/31/13     15.57        0.19        (0.54     (0.35     (0.35     (0.15     (0.50     14.72        (2.22     49,484        0.74        1.26        184   
12/31/14     14.72        0.19        0.54        0.73        (0.26            (0.26     15.19        4.99        43,986        0.73        1.25        128   
Government and Quality Bond Portfolio Class 3   
12/31/10     14.91        0.38        0.33        0.71        (0.59            (0.59     15.03        4.74        737,455        0.84        2.50        66   

12/31/11

    15.03        0.31        0.71        1.02        (0.46     (0.07     (0.53     15.52        6.78        735,004        0.87        1.99        44   
12/31/12     15.52        0.25        0.30        0.55        (0.33     (0.22     (0.55     15.52        3.53        797,475        0.84        1.63        81   
12/31/13     15.52        0.17        (0.53     (0.36     (0.34     (0.15     (0.49     14.67        (2.28     806,854        0.84        1.16        184   
12/31/14     14.67        0.17        0.54        0.71        (0.25            (0.25     15.13        4.87        783,305        0.83        1.15        128   

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

  

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets(3)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10   $ 12.00      $ 0.33      $ 1.30      $ 1.63      $ (0.34   $      $ (0.34   $ 13.29        13.89   $ 195,082        0.76     2.64     65

12/31/11

    13.29        0.38        (0.27     0.11        (0.37            (0.37     13.03        0.93        167,345        0.80        2.82        44   
12/31/12     13.03        0.37        1.18        1.55        (0.43            (0.43     14.15        11.95        159,351        0.80        2.65        30   
12/31/13     14.15        0.35        2.15        2.50        (0.44            (0.44     16.21        17.87        159,638        0.79        2.29        27   
12/31/14     16.21        0.40        0.80        1.20        (0.41     (0.46     (0.87     16.54        7.41        146,594        0.75        2.37        29   
Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 2   
12/31/10     11.98        0.31        1.30        1.61        (0.33            (0.33     13.26        13.69        20,513        0.91        2.49        65   

12/31/11

    13.26        0.36        (0.27     0.09        (0.35            (0.35     13.00        0.76        18,303        0.95        2.67        44   
12/31/12     13.00        0.35        1.18        1.53        (0.41            (0.41     14.12        11.78        17,151        0.95        2.50        30   
12/31/13     14.12        0.33        2.14        2.47        (0.41            (0.41     16.18        17.68        18,074        0.94        2.14        27   
12/31/14     16.18        0.37        0.81        1.18        (0.38     (0.46     (0.84     16.52        7.31        15,750        0.90        2.22        29   
Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 3   
12/31/10     11.96        0.30        1.30        1.60        (0.32            (0.32     13.24        13.61        34,612        1.01        2.40        65   

12/31/11

    13.24        0.34        (0.27     0.07        (0.34            (0.34     12.97        0.64        39,025        1.06        2.58        44   
12/31/12     12.97        0.33        1.18        1.51        (0.40            (0.40     14.08        11.68        43,328        1.05        2.41        30   
12/31/13     14.08        0.31        2.13        2.44        (0.40            (0.40     16.12        17.52        54,684        1.04        2.04        27   
12/31/14     16.12        0.35        0.81        1.16        (0.37     (0.46     (0.83     16.45        7.23        56,298        1.00        2.12        29   
Growth and Income Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10     7.16        0.00        0.85        0.85        (0.00            (0.00     8.01        11.93        9,669        1.56        0.03        67   

12/31/11

    8.01        (0.01     (0.45     (0.46     (0.00            (0.00     7.55        (5.71     7,449        1.82        (0.18     69   
12/31/12     7.55        0.08        0.94        1.02                             8.57        13.51        39,271        1.28        0.97        73   
12/31/13     8.57        0.10        2.68        2.78        (0.03            (0.03     11.32        32.43        105,446        0.86        1.03        109   
12/31/14     11.32        0.08        1.43        1.51        (0.06     (0.29     (0.35     12.48        13.45        171,935        0.77        0.68        64   

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

     12/31/10     12/31/11     12/31/12     12/31/13     12/31/14  

Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 1

     0.01     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 2

     0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Asset Allocation Portfolio Class 3

     0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Growth and Income Portfolio Class 1

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

  

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
& unrealized
gain (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period (000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
    Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets(3)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
Growth Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10   $ 18.33      $ 0.13      $ 2.43      $ 2.56      $ (0.13   $      $ (0.13   $ 20.76        14.10   $ 244,740        0.78     0.66     82

12/31/11

    20.76        0.11        (1.41     (1.30     (0.15            (0.15     19.31        (6.21     190,613        0.83        0.55        84   
12/31/12     19.31        0.22        2.47        2.69        (0.12            (0.12     21.88        13.95        244,122        0.79        1.05        92   
12/31/13     21.88        0.19        7.48        7.67        (0.21            (0.21     29.34        35.14        403,439        0.77        0.74        78   
12/31/14     29.34        0.20        1.99        2.19        (0.17            (0.17     31.36        7.48        505,595        0.74        0.68        118   
Growth Portfolio Class 2   
12/31/10     18.32        0.10        2.44        2.54        (0.11            (0.11     20.75        13.96        37,148        0.93        0.51        82   

12/31/11

    20.75        0.08        (1.41     (1.33     (0.12            (0.12     19.30        (6.40     27,851        0.98        0.39        84   
12/31/12     19.30        0.18        2.48        2.66        (0.08            (0.08     21.88        13.81        25,506        0.94        0.85        92   
12/31/13     21.88        0.15        7.48        7.63        (0.16            (0.16     29.35        34.97        27,163        0.92        0.60        78   
12/31/14     29.35        0.16        1.97        2.13        (0.12            (0.12     31.36        7.28        24,700        0.89        0.54        118   
Growth Portfolio Class 3   
12/31/10     18.28        0.08        2.44        2.52        (0.09            (0.09     20.71        13.89        151,712        1.03        0.41        82   
12/31/11     20.71        0.06        (1.41     (1.35     (0.10            (0.10     19.26        (6.52     122,324        1.08        0.30        84   
12/31/12     19.26        0.16        2.48        2.64        (0.06            (0.06     21.84        13.72        118,352        1.04        0.76        92   
12/31/13     21.84        0.13        7.46        7.59        (0.14            (0.14     29.29        34.82        126,179        1.02        0.50        78   
12/31/14     29.29        0.13        1.97        2.10        (0.09            (0.09     31.30        7.18        115,933        0.99        0.44        118   
Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10     29.97        (0.04     6.84        6.80        (0.04            (0.04     36.73        22.72        556,674        0.75        (0.14     96   

12/31/11

    36.73        (0.07     (2.52     (2.59                          34.14        (7.05     435,001        0.79        (0.19     91   
12/31/12     34.14        (0.07     8.23        8.16               (1.72     (1.72     40.58        23.90 (4)      480,705        0.74        (0.17     103   
12/31/13     40.58        (0.10     14.19        14.09               (5.43     (5.43     49.24        35.80        605,894        0.75        (0.22     105   
12/31/14     49.24        (0.06     7.41        7.35               (9.21     (9.21     47.38        15.26        668,565        0.74        (0.12     91   
Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 2   
12/31/10     29.63        (0.09     6.77        6.68        (0.01            (0.01     36.30        22.53        72,088        0.90        (0.29     96   

12/31/11

    36.30        (0.13     (2.48     (2.61                          33.69        (7.19     54,499        0.94        (0.34     91   
12/31/12     33.69        (0.13     8.12        7.99               (1.72     (1.72     39.96        23.71 (4)      54,464        0.89        (0.33     103   
12/31/13     39.96        (0.17     13.97        13.80               (5.43     (5.43     48.33        35.62        59,470        0.90        (0.37     105   
12/31/14     48.33        (0.13     7.26        7.13               (9.21     (9.21     46.25        15.08        56,610        0.89        (0.27     91   
Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 3   
12/31/10     29.43        (0.12     6.72        6.60                             36.03        22.43        546,714        1.00        (0.38     96   

12/31/11

    36.03        (0.16     (2.46     (2.62                          33.41        (7.27     499,914        1.04        (0.45     91   
12/31/12     33.41        (0.16     8.04        7.88               (1.72     (1.72     39.57        23.58 (4)      535,916        0.99        (0.42     103   
12/31/13     39.57        (0.21     13.81        13.60               (5.43     (5.43     47.74        35.46        625,388        1.00        (0.47     105   
12/31/14     47.74        (0.18     7.17        6.99               (9.21     (9.21     45.52        14.96        635,020        0.99        (0.37     91   

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

     12/31/10     12/31/11     12/31/12     12/31/13     12/31/14  

Growth Portfolio Class 1

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Growth Portfolio Class 2

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Growth Portfolio Class 3

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 1

     0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 2

     0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio Class 3

     0.01        0.01        0.00        0.00        0.00   
(4)   Total return was increased by less than 0.01% from gains on the disposal of investments in violation of investment restrictions.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS — (continued)

 

 

Period
ended
  Net Asset
Value
beginning
of period
    Net
investment
income
(loss)(1)
    Net realized
&
unrealized
gain  (loss)
on
investments
    Total from
investment
operations
    Dividends
declared
from net
investment
income
    Distributions
from net
realized
gain on
investments
    Total
dividends
and
distributions
    Net Asset
Value
end of
period
    Total
Return(2)
    Net Assets
end of
period
(000’s)
    Ratio of
expenses
to average
net assets(3)
    Ratio of net
investment
income
(loss)
to average
net assets(3)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate
 
Natural Resources Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10   $ 39.96      $ 0.27      $ 5.53      $ 5.80      $ (0.36   $ (2.57   $ (2.93   $ 42.83        16.20 (4)%    $ 123,891        0.82     0.70     82

12/31/11

    42.83        0.32        (8.38     (8.06     (0.28     (10.11     (10.39     24.38        (20.27     81,957        0.87        0.87        89   
12/31/12     24.38        0.28        0.55        0.83        (0.27     (2.33     (2.60     22.61        3.54        84,409        0.83        1.18        55   
12/31/13     22.61        0.18        1.12        1.30        (0.22            (0.22     23.69        5.80        100,572        0.84        0.80        77   
12/31/14     23.69        0.30        (4.63     (4.33     (0.26            (0.26     19.10        (18.53     95,751        0.82        1.28        91   
Natural Resources Portfolio Class 2   
12/31/10     39.85        0.21        5.51        5.72        (0.31     (2.57     (2.88     42.69        16.01 (4)      24,994        0.97        0.55        82   

12/31/11

    42.69        0.26        (8.33     (8.07     (0.22     (10.11     (10.33     24.29        (20.38     17,284        1.02        0.72        89   
12/31/12     24.29        0.24        0.55        0.79        (0.22     (2.33     (2.55     22.53        3.37        15,018        0.98        1.01        55   
12/31/13     22.53        0.15        1.11        1.26        (0.18            (0.18     23.61        5.64        13,767        0.99        0.66        77   
12/31/14     23.61        0.27        (4.63     (4.36     (0.22            (0.22     19.03        (18.68     10,238        0.97        1.15        91   
Natural Resources Portfolio Class 3   
12/31/10     39.73        0.17        5.50        5.67        (0.27     (2.57     (2.84     42.56        15.93 (4)      175,152        1.07        0.45        82   

12/31/11

    42.56        0.22        (8.31     (8.09     (0.18     (10.11     (10.29     24.18        (20.47     140,166        1.12        0.62        89   
12/31/12     24.18        0.22        0.54        0.76        (0.20     (2.33     (2.53     22.41        3.25        131,121        1.08        0.92        55   
12/31/13     22.41        0.13        1.11        1.24        (0.16            (0.16     23.49        5.56        120,528        1.09        0.56        77   
12/31/14     23.49        0.24        (4.60     (4.36     (0.19            (0.19     18.94        (18.74     98,333        1.07        1.04        91   
Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1+   
12/31/10     5.68        0.06        0.44        0.50        (0.08            (0.08     6.10        9.00        26,790        1.34        1.09        53   

12/31/11

    6.10        0.04        (0.11     (0.07     (0.08            (0.08     5.95        (1.17     23,405        1.46        0.69        53   
12/31/12     5.95        0.06        0.51        0.57        (0.06            (0.06     6.46        9.50        22,114        1.42 (5)      0.90 (5)      75   
12/31/13     6.46        0.06        1.08        1.14        (0.08            (0.08     7.52        17.67        22,651        1.10 (5)      0.86 (5)      71   
12/31/14     7.52        0.05        0.68        0.73        (0.08            (0.08     8.17        9.68        22,167        1.10 (5)      0.67 (5)      88   
Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 3+   
10/08/12(6) - 12/31/12     6.53        0.01        (0.08     (0.07                          6.46        (1.07     99        1.35 (5)(7)      0.92 (5)(7)      75   
12/31/13     6.46        0.04        1.07        1.11        (0.07            (0.07     7.50        17.30        116        1.35 (5)      0.60 (5)      71   
12/31/14     7.50        0.03        0.68        0.71        (0.06            (0.06     8.15        9.47        127        1.35 (5)      0.42 (5)      88   
Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1   
12/31/10     6.79        0.02        0.86        0.88                             7.67        12.96        25,272        1.55        0.34        99   

12/31/11

    7.67        0.04        (0.33     (0.29     (0.08            (0.08     7.30        (3.81     21,089        1.71        0.51        120   
12/31/12     7.30        0.04        1.06        1.10        (0.20            (0.20     8.20        15.10        21,316        1.71        0.54        105   
12/31/13     8.20        0.04        1.55        1.59        (0.21     (0.06     (0.27     9.52        19.65        22,354        1.80        0.50        99   
12/31/14     9.52        0.05        0.41        0.46        (0.04     (1.34     (1.38     8.60        5.04        21,067        1.42 (5)      0.54 (5)      96   

 

(1)   Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)   Total return does not reflect expenses that apply to the separate accounts of the Life Companies. If such expenses had been included, the total return would have been lower for each period presented. Total return includes expense reimbursements (recoupments) and expense reductions.
(3)   Excludes expense reductions. If these expense reductions had been applied, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would have been lower and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been higher by the following (See Note 4):

 

     12/31/10     12/31/11     12/31/12     12/31/13     12/31/14  

Natural Resources Portfolio Class 1

     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Natural Resources Portfolio Class 2

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Natural Resources Portfolio Class 3

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   

Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 3

                   0.00 (7)      0.00        0.00   

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1

     0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
(4)   Total return for Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 were increased by 0.25%, 0.22%, and 0.22% respectively, from gains on the disposal of investments in violation of investment restrictions.
(5)   Net of the following expense reimbursements/fee waivers (based on average net assets) (See Note 3):

 

     12/31/12          12/31/13          12/31/14  

Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1

     0.17        0.44        1.12

Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 3

     0.76 (7)         0.43           1.16   

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio Class 1

                         0.28   
(6)   Commencement of operations.
(7)   Annualized
+   See Note 12

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Anchor Series Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the eight portfolios constituting Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”) at December 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for the two years then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Houston, Texas

February 26, 2015

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

APPROVAL OF THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

At an in-person meeting held on September 30, 2014 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Trustees”) of Anchor Series Trust (the “Trust”), including the Trustees who are not “interested persons,” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), of the Trust or its separate series (each, a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC (“SunAmerica”) or BlackRock Asset Management, LLC (“BlackRock”), approved a change in the Multi-Asset Portfolio’s name to the “SA BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Portfolio” (the “Multi-Asset Income Portfolio” or the “Portfolio”), along with certain changes to the Portfolio’s principal investment strategy and techniques. The Board also approved a new subadvisory agreement (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) between SunAmerica and BlackRock with respect to the Multi-Asset Income Portfolio and separate sub-subadvisory agreements (the “Sub-Subadvisory Agreements”) between BlackRock and certain entities affiliated with BlackRock (the “Subadviser Affiliates”), each for an initial two-year period ending June 30, 2016, replacing the Portfolio’s current subadviser. These changes are expected to become effective on or about January 12, 2015.

In accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act, the Board requested, and SunAmerica and BlackRock provided, materials relating to the Board’s consideration of whether to approve the Subadvisory Agreement. These materials included, as applicable: (a) a summary of the services to be provided to the Portfolio by BlackRock and the Subadviser Afilliates; (b) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent third-party provider of mutual fund data, on proposed fees and expenses of the Portfolio as compared with a peer group of funds, along with fee and performance data with respect to the Portfolio and any other mutual funds or other accounts advised or subadvised by BlackRock with similar investment objectives and/or strategies, as applicable; (c) information on the profitability of SunAmerica and its affiliates, and a discussion relating to indirect benefits; (d) information about BlackRock’s compliance policies and procedures and the services SunAmerica provides in connection with its oversight of subadvisers; (e) information about SunAmerica’s and BlackRock’s risk management processes; (f) information regarding brokerage and soft dollar practices; and (g) information about the key personnel of BlackRock, that are involved in the investment management, administration, compliance and risk management activities with respect to the Portfolio, as well as current and projected staffing levels and compensation practices.

In determining whether to approve the Subadvisory Agreement and the Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered at the Meeting factors it deemed relevant, including the following information:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.    The Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided by BlackRock with respect to the Portfolio, including investment management services such as investment research, advice and supervision, and determining which securities will be purchased or sold by the Portfolio, subject to the oversight and review of SunAmerica. In addition, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s history, structure, size, visibility and resources, which are needed to attract and retain highly qualified investment professionals. The Board also reviewed the personnel that would be responsible for providing portfolio management services to the Portfolio. The Board considered that, based on the materials provided, discussions with BlackRock representatives, and diligence conducted by management, that: (i) BlackRock would be able to retain high quality portfolio managers and other investment personnel; (ii) BlackRock would exhibit a high level of diligence and attention to detail in carrying out its responsibilities as a subadviser; and (iii) BlackRock would be responsive to requests of the Board and of SunAmerica. The Board also considered that BlackRock has developed internal policies and procedures for monitoring compliance with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Portfolio. The Board further considered BlackRock’s code of ethics, compliance and regulatory history and risk management processes. The Board also noted that BlackRock had not experienced any material regulatory or compliance problems nor has it been involved in any material litigation or administrative proceedings that would potentially impact it from effectively serving as a subadviser to the Portfolio.

The Board also considered the approval of three Sub-Subadvisory Agreements between BlackRock and each Subadviser Affiliate, respectively. The Board noted that each Sub-Subadvisory Agreement contained a provision that BlackRock would compensate the Subadviser Affiliates from its subadvisory fees at a rate to be agreed upon among BlackRock and the Subadviser Affiliates from time to time. The Board also considered that the sub-subadvisory fees were paid by BlackRock out of its subadvisory fee and not by SunAmerica or the Portfolio.

The Board concluded that the nature and extent of services to be provided by BlackRock under the Subadvisory Agreement, and the Subadviser Affiliates under each Sub-Subadvisory Agreement, were reasonable and appropriate in relation to the proposed subadvisory fees and that the quality of services was reasonably expected to be high.

Consideration of the Subadvisory Fee and the Cost of the Services to be Provided.    The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also received and reviewed information regarding the fees to be paid by SunAmerica to BlackRock pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement. The Board further considered the amount of subadvisory fees paid out by SunAmerica and the amount of the management fees which it retained.

 

 

 

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In connection with the consideration of the subadvisory fee to be paid by SunAmerica to BlackRock pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement and in the context of the changes in the Portfolio’s principal investment strategy and techniques, the Board initially considered the reasonableness of the current management fee for the Portfolio. To assist in analyzing the reasonableness of the management fee for the Portfolio, the Board received reports independently prepared by Lipper, which contained comparative fee and expense information with respect to the Portfolio (which is based on estimated expense amounts) and a representative group of similar funds as determined by Lipper. In considering the reasonableness of the management fee to be paid by the Portfolio to SunAmerica, the Board reviewed a number of expense comparisons, including: (i) contractual and actual advisory fees; and (ii) total operating expenses. In considering the Portfolio’s projected total operating expenses, the Board analyzed the level of fee waivers and expense reimbursements and the net expense caps contractually agreed upon by SunAmerica with respect to the Portfolio. The Board further considered that, unlike the funds in the Portfolio’s peer group (“Peer Group”) and peer universe (“Peer Universe”), the fee waivers and/or reimbursements anticipated to be made by SunAmerica with respect to the Portfolio are only reflected in the total expenses category of the Lipper report, rather than also being reflected as specific management fee waivers in the actual management fees category of the Lipper report. As a result, the Board took into account that the actual management fees presented by Lipper for the funds in the Peer Group and Peer Universe may appear lower on a relative basis. The Board also considered the various expense components of the Portfolio and compared the Portfolio’s net expense ratio to those of other funds within its Peer Group and Peer Universe as a guide to help assess the reasonableness of the management fee for the Portfolio. The Board acknowledged that it was difficult to make precise comparisons with other funds in the Peer Group and Peer Universe since the exact nature of services provided under the various fund agreements is often not apparent. The Board noted, however, that the comparative fee information provided by Lipper as a whole was useful in assessing whether SunAmerica would be providing services at a cost that was competitive with other, similar funds.

The Board also received and reviewed information regarding the subadvisory fee to be paid by SunAmerica to BlackRock pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement. To assist in analyzing the reasonableness of the subadvisory fee, the Board received a report prepared independently by Lipper. The report showed comparative fee information of the Portfolio’s Peer Group and Peer Universe that the Board used as a guide to help assess the reasonableness of the subadvisory fees. The Board noted that the Peer Group and Peer Universe information, as a whole, was useful in assessing whether BlackRock was providing services at a cost that was competitive with other similar funds. The Board also considered that the subadvisory fee was paid by SunAmerica out of its advisory fee and not by the Portfolio, and that subadvisory fee may vary widely within a Peer Group for various reasons, including market pricing demands, existing relationships, experience and success, and individual client needs. The Board further considered the amount of the subadvisory fees to be paid out by SunAmerica and the amount of the advisory fee that it would retain and determined that these amounts were reasonable in light of the services to be performed by SunAmerica and BlackRock, respectively. With respect to the sub-subadvisory fees to be paid by BlackRock to the Subadviser Affiliates, the Independent Trustees considered that the fees would be negotiated among BlackRock and the Subadviser Affiliates, and that BlackRock would compensate the Subadviser Affiliates from its fee.

The Board also considered fees received by BlackRock with respect to other mutual funds and accounts for which it serves as adviser or subadviser that have similar investment strategies to the Portfolio, as applicable, and reviewed any relevant distinctions or differences with respect to such other mutual funds or accounts. The Board concluded that the subadvisory fees were reasonable in light of the factors discussed above.

Investment Performance.    The Board, including the Independent Trustees, also considered performance data with respect to any other mutual funds or other accounts advised or subadvised by BlackRock with similar investment objectives and/or strategies, as applicable. In considering this comparative performance, however, the Board also reviewed any relevant distinctions and differences, and acknowledged that past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Profitability.    The Board also considered SunAmerica’s profitability and the benefits SunAmerica and its affiliates would receive from its relationship with the Portfolio. The Board was provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues that would be earned and the expenses that would be incurred by SunAmerica and its affiliates that provide services to the Portfolio. In particular, the Board considered the contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements agreed to by SunAmerica with respect to the Portfolio.

The Board also reviewed financial statements and/or other reports from BlackRock and considered whether Blackrock had the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel and to provide high quality services to the Portfolio. The Board considered that BlackRock had the financial resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Subadvisory Agreement and would provide the Portfolio with high quality services. In considering the profitability to BlackRock in connection with its relationship to the Portfolio, as discussed above, the Board noted that the fees under the Subadvisory Agreement will be paid by SunAmerica out of the advisory fees that SunAmerica receives under the advisory agreement between Anchor Series and SunAmerica with respect to the Portfolio (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Board also relied on the ability of SunAmerica to negotiate the Subadvisory Agreement and the fees thereunder at arm’s length. As a result, the Board determined that the profitability to BlackRock from its relationship with the Portfolio was not a material factor in their deliberations with respect to their consideration of the approval of the Subadvisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale.    For similar reasons as stated above with respect to BlackRock’s profitability, the Board concluded that the potential for economies of scale in BlackRock’s management of the Portfolio was not a material factor to the approval of the Subadvisory Agreement, although the Board noted that the subadvisory fee payable to BlackRock contains breakpoints. The Board also noted that it

 

 

 
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had considered information regarding economies of scale at the in-person meeting of the Board held on June 3, 2014, in the context of the renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

Other Factors.    In consideration of the Subadvisory Agreement, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage practices. The Board considered that SunAmerica and BlackRock would be responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for the Portfolio, selection of broker-dealers and negotiation of commission rates. The Board also considered the benefits BlackRock derives from its soft dollar arrangements, to the extent applicable, including arrangements under which brokers provide brokerage and/or research services to BlackRock in return for allocating brokerage. The Board also considered that, to the extent that the Portfolio would invest in the iShares Trust, a Delaware statutory trust registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company that is organized as a series fund with multiple series that operate as exchange-traded funds (the “iShares Funds”) that are advised or sponsored by BlackRock or its “affiliated persons,” as defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act, BlackRock would receive a management fee for the management of the Portfolio as well as an annual unitary management fee for the management of the iShares Funds, such that BlackRock has agreed to waive a portion of its subadvisory fee from the Portfolio equivalent to the management fees and administration fees, if any, received by BlackRock from the iShares Funds.

Conclusion.    After a full and complete discussion, the Board approved the Subadvisory Agreement and the Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, each for an initial term ending June 30, 2016. Based upon their evaluation of all these factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, was satisfied that the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement and the Sub-Subadvisory Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders. In arriving at a decision to approve the Subadvisory Agreement and the Sub-Subadvisory Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and each Independent Director may have attributed different weights to different factors. The Independent Trustees were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION (unaudited)

The following table contains basic information regarding the Trustees and Officers who oversee operations of the Portfolios and other investment companies within the Fund Complex.

 

Name,
Address and
Age*

 

Position Held
With
SunAmerica
Complex

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)

 

Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee(2)
   

Other Directorships
Held by Trustee(3)

Disinterested Trustees

Dr. Judith L. Craven

Age: 69

  Trustee   2011-present   Retired.     77      Director, Sysco Corporation (1996 to present); Director, Luby’s Inc. (1998 to present).

William F. Devin

Age: 76

  Trustee   2011-present   Retired.     77     

None

Richard W. Grant
Age: 69
  Trustee, Chairman of the Board   2011-present   Retired. Prior to that, Attorney and Partner Morgan Lewis and Brockius LLP (1989-2011)     28      None
Stephen J. Gutman
Age: 71
  Trustee   1986-present   Senior Vice President and Associate Broker, Corcoran Group (Real Estate) (2002 to present); President and Member of Managing Directors, Beau Brummel — Soho LLC (Licensing of menswear, specialty retailing and other activities) (1995 to 2009); President, SJG Marketing, Inc. (2009 to present).     28      None
William J. Shea
Age: 67
  Trustee   2004-present   Executive Chairman, Caliber ID (formerly, Lucid, Inc.) (Medical Devices) (2007 to present); Managing Director, DLB Capital, LLC (Private Equity) (2006 to 2007).     28      Director, Boston Private Financial Holdings (2004 to present); Chairman, Demoullas Supermarkets (1999 to present).

Interested Trustee

Peter A. Harbeck(4)
Age: 61
  Trustee   1995-present   President, CEO and Director, SAAMCo (1995 to present); Director, AIG Capital Services, Inc. (“ACS”), (1993 to present.); Chairman, Advisor Group, Inc. (2004 to present).     138      None

Officers

John T. Genoy
Age: 46
  President   2007-present   Chief Financial Officer, SAAMCo (2002 to present); Senior Vice President, SAAMCo (2003 to present); Chief Operating Officer, SAAMCo (2006 to present).     N/A      N/A
Gregory N. Bressler
Age: 48
  Secretary   2005-present   Senior Vice President and General Counsel, SAAMCo (2005 to present).     N/A      N/A
Kathleen D. Fuentes
Age: 45
  Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary   2013-present   Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, SunAmerica (2006 to present)     N/A      N/A
James Nichols
Age: 48
  Vice President   2006-present   Director, President and CEO, ACS (2006 to present); Senior Vice President SAAMCo (2002 to present).     N/A      N/A

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS INFORMATION (unaudited) — (continued)

Name,
Address and
Age*

 

Position Held
With
SunAmerica
Complex

 

Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served(1)

 

Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by
Trustee(2)
   

Other Directorships
Held by Trustee(3)

Katherine Stoner

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC

2919 Allen Parkway

Houston, Texas 77019
Age: 58

  Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer   2011-Present   Vice President, SAAMCo (2011 to present); Vice President, The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (“VALIC”), Western National Life Insurance Company (“WNL”) and American General Distributors, Inc. (2006 to present); Deputy General Counsel and Secretary, VALIC and WNL (2007 to 2011); Vice President, VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. (2010 to 2011) and VALIC Retirement Services Company (2010 to present).     N/A      N/A

Gregory R. Kingston

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC

2919 Allen Parkway

Houston, Texas 77019
Age: 49

  Treasurer   2003-present   Vice President, SAAMCo (2001 to present); Head of Mutual Fund Administration, SAAMCo (2014 to present).     N/A      N/A

Shawn Parry

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC

2919 Allen Parkway

Houston, Texas 77019

Age: 42

  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer   2014-present   Assistant Vice President, SAAMCo (2005 to 2014).     N/A      N/A
Donna McManus
Age: 54
  Vice President and Assistant Treasurer   2014-present   Vice President, SAAMCo (2014 to present); Managing Director, BNY Mellon (2009 to 2014)     N/A      N/A

Nori L. Gabert

SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC

2919 Allen Parkway

Houston, Texas 77019

Age: 61

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   2002-present   Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, SAAMCo (2005 to present).     N/A      N/A
Matthew J. Hackethal
Age: 43
  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   2006-present   Chief Compliance Officer, SAAMCo (2006 to present).     N/A      N/A

 

*   Unless indicated otherwise, the business address for each Trustee and Officer is the Harborside Financial Center, 3200 Plaza 5, Jersey City, NJ 07311-4992.
(1)   Trustees serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to the Trustee’s retirement plan discussed in Note 8 of the financial statements.
(2)   The “Fund Complex” means two or more registered investment companies that hold themselves out to investors as related companies for purposes of investment services or have a common investment adviser or an investment adviser that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. The “Fund Complex” includes the SunAmerica Equity Funds (2 funds), SunAmerica Income Funds (3 funds), SunAmerica Money Market Funds Inc. (1 fund), SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc. (1 fund), SunAmerica Series, Inc. (6 portfolios), Anchor Series Trust (8 portfolios), Seasons Series Trust (21 portfolios), SunAmerica Series Trust (40 portfolios), VALIC Company I (34 funds), VALIC Company II (15 funds), and SunAmerica Specialty Series (7 portfolios).
(3)   Directorships of companies required for reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e. “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(4)   Interested Trustee, as defined within the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because he or she is an officer and a trustee of the advisor, and director of the principal underwriter, of the Trust.

 

 

 

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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

SHAREHOLDERS TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)

Certain tax information regarding Anchor Series Trust is required to be provided to shareholders based upon each Portfolio’s income and capital gain distributions for the taxable year ended December 31, 2014. The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2014.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Portfolios paid the following dividends per share along with the percentage of ordinary income dividends that qualified for the 70% dividends received deductions for corporations:

 

     Total
Dividends
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Short-Term
Capital Gains
     Net
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Qualifying %
for the 70%
Dividends
Received
Deductions
 

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 1

   $ 0.29       $ 0.29       $       $        

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 2

     0.26         0.26                           

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 3

     0.25         0.25                           

Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1

     0.87         0.41                 0.46         41.96   

Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 2

     0.84         0.38                 0.46         41.96   

Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 3

     0.83         0.37                 0.46         41.96   

Growth and Income Portfolio — Class 1

     0.35         0.06         0.25         0.04         30.40   

Growth Portfolio — Class 1

     0.17         0.17                         100.00   

Growth Portfolio — Class 2

     0.12         0.12                         100.00   

Growth Portfolio — Class 3

     0.09         0.09                         100.00   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1

     9.21                 4.08         5.13         4.48   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 2

     9.21                 4.08         5.13         4.48   

Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 3

     9.21                 4.08         5.13         4.48   

Natural Resources Portfolio — Class 1

     0.26         0.26                         54.39   

Natural Resources Portfolio — Class 2

     0.22         0.22                         54.39   

Natural Resources Portfolio — Class 3

     0.19         0.19                         54.39   

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

     0.08         0.08                         100.00   

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 3

     0.06         0.06                         100.00   

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

     1.38         0.04         0.77         0.57         5.30   

 

 

 

 
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COMPARISONS: PORTFOLIOS VS. INDEXES (unaudited)

As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the following graphs compare the performance of a $10,000 investment in each Portfolio to a $10,000 investment in a comparable securities index over the ten year period ended December 31, 2014. Importantly, such indices represent “paper” Portfolios and do not reflect the costs and expenses of actual investing. Following each graph is a discussion of portfolio performance and factors affecting performance over the year ended December 31, 2014.

The following graphs and tables show the performance of the Portfolios at the Anchor Series Trust level and include all trust expenses, but no insurance company expenses associated with the variable annuity and no insurance company contingent deferred sales charge. No expenses are deducted from the performance of the indices. All dividends are assumed to be reinvested.

Investments in stocks and bonds are subject to risk, including stock market and interest-rate fluctuations. Investments in non-U.S. stocks are subject to additional risks, including political and social instability, differing securities regulations and accounting standards, and limited public information. Mortgage-backed securities are subject to prepayment, which can result in reinvestment of principal at lower yields. Money market instruments generally offer stability and income, but an investment in these securities, like investments in other Portfolios, is not guaranteed by the U.S. government or any other entity.

Note: The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 

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Fixed-Income Portfolios

Wellington Management Company LLP

Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Government and Quality Bond Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14
     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*

1-year

    5.19%        4.99%       4.87%

5-year

    3.74%        3.58%       3.48%

10-year

    3.95%        3.79%       3.69%

Since Inception

    6.94%        4.17%       3.55%
* Inception date for Class 1: 09/05/84; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02  

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index is a subset of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and indices, which include index components for government and corporate bonds, agency mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. However, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate A or Better excludes BBB bonds.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Government and Quality Bond Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 5.19% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 5.66% return for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate A or Better Index.

On an absolute return basis, Treasuries [+5.06%] underperformed a number of non-Treasury sectors during the year, including taxable municipals [+18.79%], U.S. credit [+7.53%], and U.S. mortgage-backed securities [+6.08]. Treasuries outperformed commercial mortgage backed securities [+3.87%], U.S. corporate high yield [+2.45%], and asset-backed securities [+1.88%] during the period.

Duration and yield curve positioning detracted from relative performance during the period. Positioning and security selection within investment grade credit contributed to relative performance, driven primarily by selection in industrial issuers. Security selection within mortgage-backed securities, primarily agency pass-throughs, also contributed positively to relative performance during the period. An overweight allocation to taxable municipal securities was additive to relative performance.

The Portfolio ended the year with the following sector allocations: 37.3% U.S. government, 33.9% mortgage-backed securities, 19.5% credit, 4.8% asset-backed securities, and 4.5% in cash and cash equivalents.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Fixed-Income Portfolios — (continued)

Edge Asset Management, Inc.

Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Asset Allocation Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14
     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*

1-year

    7.41%        7.31%       7.23%

5-year

    10.26%        10.09%       9.98%

10-year

    6.87%        6.71%       6.60%

Since Inception

    7.93%        6.74%       8.39%
* Inception date for Class 1: 07/01/93; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02  

The Blended Index consists of 40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 60% S&P 500® Index. The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components. The weightings of the components of the Blended Index are intended to approximate the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets, but at any given time, may not be indicative of the actual allocation of the Portfolio’s assets among market sectors or types of investments.

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index combines several Barclays fixed-income indices to give a broad view of the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

The S&P 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market-weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Asset Allocation Portfolio — Class 1 shares returned 7.41% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 13.69% return of the S&P 500 Index and a 5.97% return of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The blended benchmark of 60% S&P 500 Index / 40% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 10.62% for the annual period.

Equities outperformed bonds during the period, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. International equities underperformed U.S. equities for the period. Developed and emerging market equities struggled finishing the year with a negative return. Fixed income markets defied the long anticipated end to the 30-year secular decline in interest rates posting a positive return of 5.97% as measured by the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Over the course of 2014, the Portfolio’s equity allocation was maintained above 63%, ending the year at 64%. The overweight positioning in equities aided performance throughout the year. The Portfolio’s strategic allocation to international equities versus its benchmark hindered performance as international equities underperformed during the year. The Portfolio’s strategic allocation to real estate investment trusts (REITS) aided performance as REITS outperformed during the year. The Portfolio’s long term strategic and tactical allocation to high-yield corporate bonds detracted from performance as high-yield underperformed other fixed income sectors during the year.

Due to the Portfolio’s large number of individual holdings (over 800) and small position sizes, individual security impacts were minimal. The Portfolio’s security selection among U.S. growth equities (large, mid & small cap) aided performance. The Portfolio’s security selection among international developed growth and U.S. large cap value equities detracted from performance. Security selection in high-yield, bank loans and mortgage- and asset-backed securities detracted from performance, while security selection in investment grade corporate and commercial mortgage-backed securities aided performance.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 

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Equity Portfolios

Wellington Management Company LLP

Growth and Income Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Growth and Income Portfolio   
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14   
     Class 1*  

1-year

    13.45%   

5-year

    12.47%   

10-year

    6.56%   

Since Inception

    7.76%   
* Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87  

The S&P 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth and Income Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 13.45% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 13.69% return for the S&P 500 Index.

For the year, nine of ten sectors within the S&P 500 Index posted positive returns. Utilities [+29.0%], health care [+25.4%], and information technology [+20.1%] posted the strongest returns. Energy [-7.9%] and telecommunication services [+3.1%] were the weakest performing sectors in the benchmark.

Security selection had a neutral effect on the Portfolio during the period. Strong selection in the consumer staples, health care, and materials sectors was offset by weaker selection in information technology, industrials and financials. Selection in information technology, the Portfolio’s worst relative sector, was hampered by holdings in Yahoo!, VeriSign, and Intel. Holdings Yahoo!, Ocwen Financial (financials) and Halliburton (energy) were the top three detractors from relative performance during the period. Within the consumer staples sector, holdings Monster Beverage, CVS Health, and WhiteWave Foods were the largest contributors to relative performance. Health care holdings Forest Laboratories, Actavis, and Gilead Sciences also performed well.

Sector allocation contributed to relative performance during the period. An underweight to the lagging energy sector and overweight to the strong performing health care sector were large contributors to relative performance. Partially offsetting these positive results was an underweight to utilities, the index’s strongest performing sector. A small cash position in a rising market also detracted from relative performance.

The Portfolio ended the year most overweight the health care, information technology and consumer staples sectors. Financials, industrials, and energy were the largest underweights at the end of the period.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Equity Portfolios — (continued)

Wellington Management Company LLP

Growth Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Growth Portfolio   
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14   
     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*  

1-year

    7.48%        7.28%         7.18%   

5-year

    12.11%        11.94%         11.84%   

10-year

    6.92%        6.76%         6.66%   

Since Inception

    10.45%        5.71%         9.10%   
* Inception date for Class 1: 09/05/84; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02  

The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged, weighted index of the 3,000 largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization in the United States and is broadly representative of the universe of potential securities in which the Portfolio may invest.

 

 

Note:     The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 7.44% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 12.56% return for the Russell 3000 Index.

Nine of the ten sectors within the Russell 3000 Index posted positive returns for the year. Utilities [+27.0%], health care [+25.2%], and information technology [+17.9%] were the strongest performing sectors, while energy [-10.1%], telecommunication services [+2.3%], and materials [+5.7%] lagged.

The Portfolio transitioned on June 9, 2014 from Wellington Management’s Opportunistic Core approach to Wellington Management’s US Diversified Equities approach.

From January 1, 2014 through June 8, 2014, the Portfolio modestly underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. Underperformance was primarily a result of sector allocation, driven by an overweight allocation to consumer discretionary and underweight allocation to utilities. A frictional cash position in a rising market also detracted from relative performance. Security selection modestly detracted from relative performance during the period. Strong selection in consumer staples and information technology was more than offset by weaker selection in consumer discretionary, financials, industrials, and materials.

Subsequent to the transition, from June 9, 2014 to December 31, 2014, the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. Stock selection was the primary driver of underperformance for the period. Stock selection in energy, information technology, financials and consumer discretionary detracted the most from relative performance. Selection and an overweight position in health care contributed positively to relative performance. Overall, sector allocation modestly detracted from relative performance during the period, driven primarily by an overweight to the poor performing energy sector. Top detractors during the period included Web.com (information technology), BG Group (energy), and Conn’s (consumer

 

 

 

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Wellington Management Company LLP

Growth Portfolio — Class 1

discretionary). Bristol-Myers Squibb (health care), Monster Beverage (consumer staples), and Exxon Mobil (energy) were the top contributors to relative performance during the period.

The Portfolio ended the year most overweight the health care, consumer discretionary, and information technology sectors. Consumer staples, utilities, and industrials were the Portfolios largest underweights.

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Equity Portfolios — (continued)

Wellington Management Company LLP

Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Capital Appreciation Portfolio   
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14   
     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*  

1-year

    15.26%        15.08%         14.96%   

5-year

    17.22%        17.04%         16.92%   

10-year

    11.11%        10.94%         10.83%   

Since Inception

    12.62%        8.59%         12.50%   
* Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02  

The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Growth or the Russell 2000® Growth Indices.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 15.26% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 12.44% return for the Russell 3000 Growth Index.

Nine of the ten sectors within the Russell 3000 Growth Index posted positive returns during the year, led by health care [+27.7%] and utilities [+23.0%]. Energy [-10.6%], telecommunication services [+3.3%], and consumer discretionary [+7.6%] lagged the index average.

Relative outperformance was primarily driven by stock selection. Selection was strongest within the information technology, consumer discretionary, and consumer staples sectors.

Within information technology, positions in NXP Semiconductors and Uber Technologies aided relative results. Within consumer discretionary, positions in Mobileye NV, Lowe’s, and TripAdvisor boosted returns. Mobileye and Uber were purchased in the Portfolio as private placement transactions. In consumer staples, Keurig Green Mountain and WhiteWave Foods were additive.

Stock selection within the industrials and financials sectors detracted most from relative results. Within industrials, positions in Clean Harbors and DigitalGlobe detracted. In financials, positions in Artisan Partners and Julius Baer Group hurt relative results. Other notable detractors during the period included Lululemon Athletica and Zulily (consumer discretionary holdings), as well as Whole Foods Market (consumer staples).

Sector positioning, a residual of the bottom-up stock selection process, contributed positively to relative performance. This was driven largely by an underweight to the weakest performing sector in the index, energy, and an overweight to the strongest performing sector in the index, health care. Partially offsetting these results was an overweight to the consumer discretionary sector and a frictional cash position in a strong equity market.

 

 

 

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Capital Appreciation Portfolio — Class 1

The Portfolio ended the fiscal year overweight the information technology, consumer discretionary, and health care sectors and underweight the consumer staples, financials, and telecommunication services sectors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Natural Resources Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Natural Resources Portfolio   
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14   
     Class 1*     Class 2*      Class 3*  

1-year

    (18.53)%        (18.68)%         (18.74)%   

5-year

    (3.73)%        (3.87)%         (3.97)%   

10-year

    5.32%        5.16%         5.06%   

Since Inception

    8.68%        9.06%         10.38%   
* Inception date for Class 1: 01/04/88; Class 2: 07/09/01; Class 3: 09/30/02  

The S&P 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded publicly in the United States. Because it is market weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

The MSCI ACWI Energy Index includes large and mid-cap securities across 23 Developed Markets (“DM”) countries and 21 Emerging Markets (“EM”) countries. All securities in the index are classified in the Energy sector as per the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS®”).

The MSCI ACWI Metals and Mining Index is composed of large and mid-cap stocks across 23 Developed Markets countries and 21 Emerging Markets countries. All securities in the index are classified in the Metals & Mining industry (within the Materials sector) according to GICS®.

The MSCI World Metals & Mining Index consists of companies conducting business in the following industries: aluminum, diversified metals and mining, gold, precious metals and minerals, and steel.

MSCI World Oil & Gas Index is comprised of integrated oil companies engaged in the exploration, production, refinement, transportation, distribution, and marketing of oil and gas products.

The MSCI World Energy, Equipment & Services Index is comprised of manufacturers of oil rigs and drilling equipment, and providers of drilling services and manufacturers of equipment for and providers of services to the oil and gas industry, including seismic data collection services.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Natural Resources Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of -18.53% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 13.69% return for the S&P 500 Index.

Nine of the ten sectors within the S&P 500 Index posted positive returns led by the utilities [+29.0%], health care [+25.4%], and information technology [+20.1%] sectors. The energy [-7.9%] and telecommunication services [+3.1%] sectors lagged the broader index.

Effective May 1, 2014, the Portfolio changed its secondary benchmarks from the MSCI World/Metals & Mining Index, the MSCI World/Oil & Gas Index and the MSCI World/Energy Equipment & Services Index to the MSCI AWCI Energy Index and the MSCI ACWI/Metals and Mining Index. The new benchmarks are a better representation of the Portfolio’s entire investable universe than the currently listed, specific, sub-industry benchmarks, because (i) these two major sectors (energy and metals) are more consistent with the industries that comprise the current investment in natural resources and (ii) the AWCI better represents the investable universe, which includes companies domiciled in emerging markets.

 

 

 

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Equity Portfolios — (continued)

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Natural Resources Portfolio — Class 1

The relative underperformance to the S&P 500 Index was primarily due to the Portfolio’s principal investment sectors. The Portfolio is overweight energy and metals & minerals compared to the S&P 500 Index, and these allocations detracted from relative performance as these two industries did not keep up with the strong overall S&P 500 Index return.

Top absolute detractors from returns during the year included positions in producer BG Group, steel company Fortescue Metals, as well as a position in diversified metals and mining company Vedanta Resources. Positions in diversified metals and mining company Western Areas, U.S. oil producer EOG Resources, and transportation and distribution company Enbridge contributed most on an absolute basis. The Portfolio’s position in Western Areas was eliminated prior to the end of the period following strong performance.

The Portfolio’s composition at year-end was comprised of mainly energy-related stocks (61.5% of total) with the majority of the holdings in the producers and integrated oils sub-sectors. Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, and BG Group were the largest holdings in these sub-sectors as of the end of the period. Most of the balance of the Portfolio consisted of metals & minerals companies (24.3% of total) where the largest positions were Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. The Portfolio also had an allocation to chemicals (6.6% of total).

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Balanced Portfolios

Wellington Management Company LLP

Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Multi-Asset Portfolio                
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14   
     Class 1*     Class 3*  

1-year

    9.68%        9.47%   

5-year

    8.77%        N/A   

10-year

    5.44%        N/A   

Since Inception

    7.56%        11.25
* Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87; Class 3: 10/08/12  

The S&P 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 stocks representing a sampling of the largest domestic stocks traded in the United States. Because it is market weighted, the index will reflect changes in larger companies more heavily than those in smaller companies.

The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index combines several Barclays fixed-income indices to give a broad view of the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities.

The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last 3 month Treasury Bill issues.

The Blended Index consists of 60% S&P 500® Index, 35% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and 5% Citigroup 3-month T-bill. The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests pursuant to its stated investment strategies than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components. The weightings of the components of the Blended Index are intended to approximate the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets, but at any given time, may not be indicative of the actual allocation of the Portfolio’s assets among market sectors or types of investments.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 9.68% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 13.69% return for the S&P 500 Index, a 5.97% return for the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and a 10.30% return for its blended benchmark, comprised of 60% S&P 500 Index, 35% Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and 5% Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill.

For the year, the S&P 500 Index returned 13.69%, as nine of ten sectors within the index posted positive returns. Utilities [+29.0%], health care [+25.4%], and information technology [+20.1%] posted the strongest returns, while energy [-7.9%] and telecommunication services [+3.1%] were the weakest performing sectors.

Within the equity portion of the Portfolio, security selection in consumer staples and consumer discretionary were the largest contributors to relative performance. Within consumer staples, positions in Monster Beverage, Keurig Green Mountain, and CVS Health were the top contributors to relative performance. Top contributors to relative performance in the consumer discretionary sector included Lowe’s, Time Warner, and Amazon.com. Top detractors from relative performance included Halliburton (energy), Priceline (consumer discretionary) and United Technologies (industrials).

 

 

 

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Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

Within the fixed income portion of the Portfolio, security selection in mortgage-backed securities was the largest contributor to relative performance, while underweight positioning and security selection within investment grade credit, particularly industrials, also contributed. Duration and yield curve positioning detracted from relative performance.

At the end of the period, the Portfolio was positioned with a slight underweight to equities and overweight to fixed income and cash relative to its blended benchmark.

 

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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Wellington Management Company LLP

Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

 

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Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio

Average Annual Total Returns as of 12/31/14

       
     Class 1*  

1-year

    5.04%   

5-year

    9.46%   

10-year

    6.95%   

Since Inception

    8.12%   
* Inception date for Class 1: 03/23/87  

The MSCI ACWI USD Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity performance in the global developed and emerging markets and in 49 global and developed markets. MSCI uses an arbitrary sampling of stocks and aims to capture 85% of the total market capitalization at both the country and industry levels.

The Citigroup World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged, equal-weighted ex-Switzerland) is an equal weighted, total return benchmark designed to cover 20+ investment grade country bond markets. The eleven countries of the European Monetary Union count as one geographic region and, in aggregate, they receive one share of this equal-weighted index.

The Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index representing monthly return equivalents of yield averages of the last 3 month Treasury Bill issues.

The Blended Index consists of 65% MSCI ACWI USD Index, 30% Citigroup World Government Bond Index (U.S. $ hedged, equal-weighted ex-Switzerland), and 5% Citigroup 3-month T-Bill. The Portfolio believes that the Blended Index may be more representative of the market sectors or types of securities in which the Portfolio invests than any of the individual benchmark indices, in that it includes both equity and fixed income components. The weightings of the components of the Blended Index are intended to approximate the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets, but at any given time, may not be indicative of the actual allocation of the Portfolio’s assets among market sectors or types of investments.

 

 

Note:    The performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results; the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please visit www.aig.com/Annuities for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1 shares posted a return of 5.04% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, compared to a 4.16% return for the MSCI ACWI USD Index, a 8.16% return for the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (US dollar hedged, ex-Switzerland) , and a 5.21% return for the blended benchmark. The blended benchmark is comprised of 65% MSCI ACWI USD Index, 30% Citigroup World Government Bond Index (US dollar hedged, ex-Switzerland), and 5% Citigroup 3-month T-Bill Index.

Global equity markets returned 4.16% for the year, as measured by the MSCI ACWI USD Index. Emerging markets [-2.2%] underperformed their developed market counterparts [+4.9%] for the year as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI World Indexes (in USD), respectively. The United States led the way from a regional perspective, returning [+13.7%] for the year, as measured by the S&P 500 Index. Other regions lagged, with the MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index declining [-0.5%], the MSCI Japan Index declining [-4.0%], and the MSCI Europe Index declining [-6.2%]. Within the global fixed income markets, unhedged global bonds [-0.48%] underperformed hedged global bonds [+8.35%] as measured by the Citigroup World Government Bond Indexes.

The impact of asset allocation decisions was positive for the year, primarily due to an overweight to equities and having only a modest exposure to cash.

 

 

 

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Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio — Class 1

The global equity portion of the Portfolio outperformed the MSCI ACWI USD Index during the year aided by strong stock selection in the health care, consumer discretionary, and materials sectors. These results more than offset weaker selection within financials. Allocation among sectors, a residual of the bottom up stock selection process, also contributed to the Portfolio’s relative outperformance. From a regional perspective, stock selection within North America and Europe ex UK contributed to relative results. An overweight to and selection within Japan, on the other hand, weighed on relative performance.

Within the global bond portion of the Portfolio, duration positioning was the primary detractor to performance and, to a lesser extent, country decisions. Active currency positioning was flat to performance over the year.

At the end of the year, the Portfolio was positioned with an overweight exposure to equities, a modest underweight to fixed income and was underweight cash.

During the period, the Portfolio held equity index and bond futures as well as currency forwards. When viewed in isolation, currency forwards and equity index futures contributed positively to the Portfolio’s absolute performance, while bond futures detracted.

 

 

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Securities listed may or may not be a part of current Portfolio construction.

 

 

 
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ANCHOR SERIES TRUST

VOTING PROXIES ON TRUST PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies related to securities held in the Trust’s Portfolios which is available in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information, may be obtained without charge upon request, by calling (800) 445-SUN2. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PROXY VOTING RECORD ON TRUST PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

Information regarding how Anchor Series Trust Portfolios voted proxies related to securities held in Anchor Series Trust Portfolios during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 is available once filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 445-SUN2 or on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

DISCLOSURE OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Trust is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You can also review and obtain copies of the Forms N-Q at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330).

This report is submitted solely for the general information of shareholders of the Trust. Distribution of this report to persons other than shareholders of the Trust is authorized only in connection with a currently effective prospectus, setting forth details of the Trust, which must precede or accompany this report.

Additional information concerning the Trustees and Officers is contained in the Statement of Additional Information and is available without charge by calling (800) 445-SUN2.

 

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

Anchor Series Trust (“the registrant”) has adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to its Principal Executive and Principal Accounting Officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. During the fiscal year ended 2014, there were no reportable amendments, waivers or implicit waivers to a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive and Principal Accounting Officers.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that William J. Shea, the Chairman of the registrant’s Audit Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3(b) of Form N-CSR. Mr. Shea is considered to be “independent” for purposes of Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)—(d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountants were as follows:

 

    

2013

         

2014

 

(a) Audit Fees

   $ 265,325          $ 275,941   

(b) Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0          $ 0   

(c) Tax Fees

   $ 54,840          $ 50,304   

(d) All Other Fees

   $ 0          $ 0   

Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Tax fees principally include tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and preparation of tax returns.

Aggregate fees billed to the investment adviser and Adviser Affiliates (as defined below in Item 4(e)) that are required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X for the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

    

2013

         

2014

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0          $ 0   

(c) Tax Fees

   $ 0          $ 0   

(d) All Other Fees

   $ 147,383          $ 374,208   

 

  (e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee pre-approves all audit services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant and all non-audit services provided by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, its investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser (“Adviser Affiliates”) that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement by the investment adviser or Adviser Affiliate relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The audit committee has not presently established any pre-approval policies and procedures that permit the pre-approval of the above services other than by the full audit committee. Certain de minimis exceptions are allowed for non-audit services in accordance with Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X as set forth in the registrant’s audit committee charter.

 

       (2) No services included in (b)-(d) above in connection with fees billed to the registrant or the investment adviser or Adviser Affiliates were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

  (f) Not applicable.

 

  (g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and Adviser Affiliates that provide ongoing services to the registrant for 2013 and 2014 were $348,205 and $610,316, respectively.

 

  (h) Non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser and any Adviser Affiliates that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X were considered by the registrant’s audit committee as to whether they were compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

Included in Item 1 to the Form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15)) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a - 101), or this Item 10.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) An evaluation was performed within 90 days of the filing of this report, under the supervision and with the participation of the registrant’s management, including the President and Treasurer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))). Based on that evaluation, the registrant’s management, including the President and Treasurer, concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

  (b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a) (1) Code of Ethics applicable to its Principal Executive and Principle Accounting Officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.406. Code of Ethics.

 

       (2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

       (3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Anchor Series Trust

By:   /s/ John T. Genoy        
 

John T. Genoy

President

Date: March 10, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:   /s/ John T. Genoy        
 

John T. Genoy

President

Date: March 10, 2015

By:   /s/ Gregory R. Kingston        
 

Gregory R. Kingston

Treasurer

Date: March 10, 2015